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==Overview==<br />
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DRAFT: This section is devoted to identifying trends in the recruitment and retention of academic librarians. In doing so, it touches on many contentious issues. What are the generational differences between boomer and millenial librarians? Is the MLIS necessary? What abut advanced subject degrees? How important is faculty status to academic librarians? And what role are new librarians playing in changing library management practices? While the section is largely focused on issues and resources relevant to early career librarians, those in hiring/management positions and other interested parties will find the information included here helpful as it underscores issues related to career development encountered by most academic librarians at some point in their careers.<br />
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==Specific Issues==<br />
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===Shortage of Librarians===<br />
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*Anthony, P. L. and J. A. Garbs (2005). A scarce resource? A study of academic cataloger recruitment. ''Cataloging &amp; Classification Quarterly'', 41(1), 45-62. <br />
* Hewitt, J. A., B. B. Moran, and M. E. Marsh. (2003). Finding our replacements: One institution's approach to recruiting academic librarians. ''portal: Libraries and the Academy''. 3(2), 179-189.<br />
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===Generational Issues===<br />
* Arsenault, P. M. Validating generational differences: A legitimate diversity and leadership issue. (2004, March) ''Leadership &amp; Organization Development Journal'' 25(2), 124-141. <br />
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* Davis, K. (2006, December) whY generation: The millennial librarian, or the Future of Library Management. Pathways and Possibilities Conference.<br />
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* Lenzini, R. T. (2002, July-August) [http://infotoday.com/searcher/jul02/lenzini.htm The graying of the library profession: A survey of our professional association and their responses.] ''Searcher'' 10(7). <br />
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* Mosley, P. A. (2002) Shedding the stereotypes: Librarians in the 21st century. ''Reference Librarian'', 78, 167-176.<br />
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* Pankl, R. R. (2004) Baby boom generation librarians. ''Library Management'', (25)4-5, 215-222.<br />
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* Schulman, S. (2007) Crossing the generational divide: engaging “young” employees in your organization. ''Development and Learning in Organizations'', 21(2), 7-9. <br />
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* Singer Gordon, R. (2006) ''The NextGen librarian's survival guide''. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc.<br />
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===Is the MLIS Necessary?===<br />
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*Knowlton, S. P. and B. Imamoto. (2006). [http://www.ala.org/ACRLtemplate.cfm?Section=novcrl06&amp;Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&amp;ContentFileID=82782 Recruiting non-MLS graduate students to academic librarianship]. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 67(6), 561-570.<br />
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*Miller, L. K. (2006) On my mind: A fight to our death. ''American Libraries'', 37(4), 27.<br />
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*Henriques, P. (2006) What's wrong with LIS?. ''Library Journal'', 131(20), 84.<br />
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*Oder, N. (2003). New movement for Ph.D.'s to work in academic libraries. ''Library Journal'', 128(11), 16-17.<br />
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*Berry III, J. N. (2003). But don't call 'em &quot;librarians&quot;. ''Library Journal'', 128(18), 34-36.<br />
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===The value of advanced subject degree(s)===<br />
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*Jones, P. J., B. W. Mitchell, J. A. Major. (1998). Academic graduate work in academic librarianship: Historicizing ACRL's terminal degree statement. ''Journal of Academic Librarianship'', 24(6), 437-448.<br />
*Mayer, J. and L. J. Terrill. (2005). Academic librarians' attitudes about advanced-subject degrees. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 66(1), 59-73.<br />
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===Academic Librarians and faculty status===<br />
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*Henry, E. C. and D. M. Caudle. (1994). Tenure and turnover in academic libraries. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 55(5), 429-435.<br />
*Weaver-Meyers, P. (2002). [http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crljournal/backissues2002b/january02/weaver.pdf Conflict resolution: A case study about academic librarians and faculty status]. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 63(1), 25-34.<br />
*Welch, J. M.and F. L. Mozenter. (2006). Loosening the ties that bind: Academic librarians and tenure. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 67(2), 164-176.<br />
*Cary, S. (2001). Faculty rank, status, and tenure for librarians. ''College &amp; Research Libraries News'', 62(5), 510<br />
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===New Librarians and Management===<br />
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*Matheson, H. (2007). Promoting (for) change: New academic librarians in managerial roles. ''Feliciter'', 53(2), 70-72.<br />
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*Gordon, R. S. (2004). Move mountains. ''Library Journal'', 129(15), 42.<br />
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*Gordon, R. S. (2005). ''The accidental library manager''. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc.</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Surveys&diff=9579Surveys2009-11-13T18:12:44Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by BocalCoboa (Talk); changed back to last version by Jenny Levine</p>
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<div>==Survey Responses==<br />
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[[Ischool (University of Texas-Austin)]]<br />
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===Students and Educators===<br />
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[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/4/45/Survey_Responses_from_ALSC_Listserv.doc Survey Questions Responses]<br />
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===YALSA===<br />
[[Results from all YALSA listservs, YALSA blog and ALASC (student group at San Jose State University)]]<br />
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[[Project K| Project K Home]]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Jmdiscala&diff=9573User:Jmdiscala2009-11-09T21:37:32Z<p>Jenny Levine: removed spam</p>
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<div>== Jeff DiScala ==<br />
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[[Image:jmdiscala.jpg|right]]<br />
I have just completed my MLS at the [http://www.umd.edu University of Maryland]. My focus was in school media and, now having graduated, I hope to go into the middle school grades. Say what you want about students at that age, but they can be a lot of fun and are making so many enriching connections in the curriculum. I am completing my employment as a graduate assistant for the [http://umuc.edu/library/library.shtml library] at the [http://www.umuc.edu University of Maryland University College] (distance ed. within the UM system), and recently completed my field study for school media in three different schools in Maryland.<br />
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I am hoping the Emerging Leaders experience will provide an opportunity for me to become more involved in ALA and particularly [http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslindex.htm AASL], who sponsored me for the program (many thanks to them!). [[Project K]] is looking to be an interesting one and I'm excited about working with my group members (sorry if this is starting to sound like a cover letter and not a user profile).<br />
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When I'm not working on this sort of stuff and school, I tend to be playing frisbee golf, watching too many movies, wishing I were blogging more regularly (but not actually blogging), and reading graphic novels (and other books too, I guess).<br />
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Further info: <br />
* [[Project K]]<br />
* jeffdiscala [at] gmail [dot] com</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=File:EmergingLeaders-big.gif&diff=9562File:EmergingLeaders-big.gif2009-10-14T18:16:18Z<p>Jenny Levine: EL wiki logo</p>
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<div>==Survey Responses==<br />
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===AASL===<br />
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===Alma Maters and Universities===<br />
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[[Ischool (University of Texas-Austin)]]<br />
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===Students and Educators===<br />
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===ALSC===<br />
[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/4/45/Survey_Responses_from_ALSC_Listserv.doc Survey Questions Responses]<br />
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===YALSA===<br />
[[Results from all YALSA listservs, YALSA blog and ALASC (student group at San Jose State University)]]<br />
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[[Project K| Project K Home]]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Jemanuel&diff=9556User:Jemanuel2009-10-08T03:27:19Z<p>Jenny Levine: removed spam</p>
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<div>Hi!<br />
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I'm the electronic services librarian at the University of Central Missouri. I'm also persuing a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Missouri and although I love libraries and what I'm doing, a lot of my research is critical of the profession as a whole, especially leadership/management and the definintion of librarianship. I'm originally from Virginia, have a BA in Foreign Affairs from UVA, and my MSIS from UNC.<br />
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I'm very interested in newer technologies and how they can be applied to libraries. This project really interested me because I think librarians have to develop tech skills to be competitve in today's society. That ties into how society will view librarians in the future. We're information professionals, not bookish researchers.</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Sbesselsen&diff=9555User:Sbesselsen2009-10-08T03:24:37Z<p>Jenny Levine: removed spam</p>
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I have very few pictures of myself, but this is my family (Dan (husband), Roso and Sherbet).<br />
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I am currently working at [http://www.nmc.edu/library/ Osterlin Library] @ Northwestern Michigan College. I spend my time there working at the refence desk, doing some teaching and working on special projects like this year's Film Series, NMC's 1st Global Literature Reading Group, LibQUAL coordinator and anything else that might come up! Northwestern Michigan College is a Community College in Traverse City, MI. I just celebrated my 1st year at NMC and feel blessed to be able to work there. I love my job!<br />
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I also, recently, began doing some consulting at [http://www.interlochen.org/ Interlochen Center for the Arts]. They are currently migrating to SirsiDynix from DRA and before coming to Northern Michigan I worked in a Corporate Library where I (I was a solo librarian part of the research group) migrated the library to SirsiDynix from an excel spreadsheet. I had contacts with IT at ICA and they gave me the opportunity to help out with the project, which I am enjoying.<br />
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I completed my MLS in May 2005 @ Wayne State University in Detroit.<br />
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Outside of work, I like keeping busy too. I love living in Northern Michigan, which has a lot to offer. Dan and I enjoy being outdoors whether hiking or hanging out on the beaches of Lake Michigan (just a couple miles from my house), gardening, camping and pretty much anything having to do with the Great Outdoors. Last summer we became SCUBA certified and enjoyed scuba diving in some area lakes. Winter has its downfalls, but its beauty too. We have ski areas close by and our dogs love getting outside and walking/playing in the snow. I am also involved in a local book club and a strings (guitar, mandelin, bass) orchestra.<br />
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I had a great time at ALA and am looking forward to working on the EL project the next few months!</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_K_Books&diff=9554Project K Books2009-10-08T03:22:10Z<p>Jenny Levine: removed spam</p>
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<div>Dortch, T.W. (2001). ''The Miracles of Mentoring: How to Encourage and Lead Future Generations''. New York: Broadway Books.<br />
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Ensher, E. and Murphy. S. 2005. ''Power Mentoring: How Successful Mentors and Proteges Get the Most Out of Their Relationships''. New York: Josey-Bass. - Sarah<br />
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Johnson, W.B. (2004). ''The Elements of Mentoring''. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.<br />
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Liu, E. (2004). ''Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life''. New York: Random House.<br />
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Mullen, C.A. (2005). ''Mentorship primer.'' New York: P. Lang. -- Jeff<br />
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Portner, H. (2003). ''Mentoring New Teachers.'' Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. -- Jeff<br />
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Shulman, J.H, &amp; Sato, M. (Eds.) (2006). ''Mentoring Teachers Toward Excellence : Supporting and Developing Highly Qualified Teachers''. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. -- Jeff<br />
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Stone, F. (2004). ''The Mentoring Advantage: Creating the Next Generation of Leaders''. Chicago: Dearborn. Sarah<br />
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== Book Notes ==<br />
[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/5/5a/Elements_of_Mentoring_notes.pdf Beth's notes on the Book ''The Elements of Mentoring''.]<br />
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[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/2/28/The_Mentoring_Advantage.pdf Sarah's notes on the book ''The Mentoring Advantage''.]<br />
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[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/b/b4/Portner_Notes_-_Jeff.pdf Jeff's notes on the book ''Mentoring New Teachers'']<br />
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[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/4/40/Notes_on_Power_Mentoring_by_Ellen_Ensher_and_Susan_Murphy.pdf Sarah's notes on the book ''Power Mentoring''.]<br />
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[[Project K| Project K Home]] -- [[Project K Articles | Articles]] -- [[Project K Books | Books]] -- [[Project K Other Resources| Other Resources]]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Q_%26_A&diff=9553Q & A2009-10-08T03:20:01Z<p>Jenny Levine: removed spam</p>
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<div>Please feel free to ask any questions that you may have about any aspect of your project, the wiki, technical snafus, etc. Hopefully another EL will come along and submit an answer (and then someone else will come along and make that answer better, and so on, and so on...).<br />
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===Technical Questions===<br />
1. I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to create an RSS feed for our project's wiki page alone (and not the entire EL Wiki). Anyone know how to do that? - [[user:jmdiscala|Jeff DiScala]], [[Project K]] - 1/25/07<br />
:When you are looking at a specific page, in this case your project page, you can click on the &quot;watch&quot; tab at the top. That makes that particular page part of &quot;my watchlist&quot; so you can see the changes that matter the most to you. Hope this helps! - [[user:ccbischoff|Cynthia Bischoff]], [[Project L]] - 1/25/07<br />
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2. Does anyone know how to post PDF files to their wiki pages? I found this great [http://www.pdfonline.com website] that will convert Word documents to PDF for free, but I don't fully understand how to post the PDF on the wiki.<br />
[[user:Bethany Lafferty|Bethany Lafferty]], [[Project K]] - 2/11/07<br />
:I answered my own question! But for those who are interested, you have to upload the PDF by clicking on the &quot;Upload file&quot; link in the left-hand toolboox section. Then after you've uploaded the file, you click on the file link in your &quot;File&quot; page. You'll then copy the URL for your PDF and paste it into the editing section of your desired page. I hope this explanation is helpful for others. [[user:Bethany Lafferty|Bethany Lafferty]], [[Project K]] - 2/11/07<br />
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===Non-Technical Questions===<br />
3. Does anyone know where we will be meeting in D.C.? I'm trying to book a hotel that (unlike in Seattle) is remotely close to where we will be... Help! Thanks :)<br />
Rachel R.<br />
:We are trying for the convention center. We'll know more in April, I think. Connie<br />
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4. For the poster sessions, will we be able to use backboards (like the ones shown in these [http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/ala/posters.aspx examples ])? Or, are we expected to use the tri-panel poster boards that are scored and bend to stand on their own? Our group had designed a wall poster, but are now back to square one since the CC won't allow them to be attached to the wall. How are other groups planning on displaying their posters? --Thanks! Matt Parsons, [[Project A]] - 5/9/07<br />
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Our group (GG) is in the same boat. We contacted Connie, who said she might be able to bring a bunch of tri-folds, since she's driving, but we haven't heard definitively yet. You might want to contact her about it though, and see what she's recommending...<br />
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5. Does anyone know if/where the EL material from 2007 went? I'd love to see the report from last year's project that led to this year's! (Kim L)</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=List_of_Tools&diff=9552List of Tools2009-10-08T03:17:10Z<p>Jenny Levine: removed spam</p>
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<div>&lt;p&gt;'''A Pro/Con List of Available Tools'''&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;p&gt;Go back to [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/Project_P L.O.U.S. homepage]&lt;/p&gt;<br />
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== Content Management Systems ==<br />
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'''[http://drupal.org/ Drupal]'''<br />
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'''[http://www.joomla.org/ Joomla]'''<br />
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I believe there is no significant difference between these two tools. It is what they can do that makes them great. With these two CMS tools you can add many different kinds of content/modules, have multiple RSS feeds, different users with various access, and many other things. These two tools have the potential to dramatically change the way we think about the web and the way we build online experiences.<br />
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== Course Management Systems==<br />
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====Blackboard==== <br />
http://www.blackboard.com<br />
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* '''Cost:''' Blackboard Enterprise, which can accomodate 1500 - 500,000 users, ranges in price from approx. $10,000 to $100,000+ depending on a number of variables. Blackboard will soon be marketing a cheaper &quot;mini version&quot; for users ranging in the hundreds with a lower cost than the Enterprise version.<br />
* '''Number of Participants:''' virtually unlimited<br />
* '''Course Features:''' Assessments, Assignments, Calendar, Course Cartridges (pre-packaged content), Discussion Board, Gradebook, E-Mail, e-Portfolios, Online Storefront (e-Commerce), Surveys, Tasks, Virtual Classroom,<br />
* '''Multiple-Language Interface:''' Yes<br />
* '''Allows Low-Tech Browser Interface:''' Yes<br />
* '''WYSIWIG Editing:''' Yes<br />
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====Moodle ====<br />
http://moodle.org/<br />
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* '''Cost:''' Free, open source. There are opportunities to donate to the Moodle Trust which funds the ongoing development of Moodle, but donations are not required to use Moodle. <br />
* '''Number of Participants:''' up to 50,000 students with multiple instructors<br />
* '''Course Features:''' Assignments, Chats, Choices (Polls), Forums, Glossaries, Journal Entries, Lessons, Quizzes, Resources, Surveys, Wikis, Workshops<br />
* '''Multiple-Language Interface:''' Yes<br />
* '''Allows Low-Tech Browser Interface:''' Yes<br />
* '''WYSIWIG Editing:''' Yes<br />
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====Sakai====<br />
http://sakaiproject.org <br />
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* '''Cost:''' Free, open source.<br />
* '''Number of Participants:''' virtually unlimited<br />
* '''Course Features:''' Announcements, Assignments, Chat Room, Drop Box, Email Archive, Forums, Grade book, Presentations, Portfolio Tools (including Forms, Glossary, Matrices, Layouts, Templates &amp; Wizards), Resources , Schedule, Threaded Discussion, Web Content, WebDAV, Wiki<br />
* '''Multiple-Language Interface:''' Yes<br />
* '''Allows Low-Tech Browser Interface:''' Yes (Internet Explorer 5.5 and newer, Netscape 7.1 and newer, Mozilla Firefox)<br />
* '''WYSIWIG Editing:''' Yes<br />
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====Sloodle====<br />
http://sloodle.com<br />
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Essentially, Sloodle is a project which integrates Moodle with Second Life, providing a “Learning System for Virtual Environments.” '''Course features''' are basically the same what Moodle offers, but with an opportunity for students to interact in a virtual, 3D classroom. The '''cost''' (free) is also the same as Moodle, but the format does not allow for '''low-tech browser interfaces'''.<br />
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== Web Conferencing ==<br />
====1videoConference ====<br />
http://1videoconference.com/<br />
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* Open source web-based audio/video conference call software <br />
* Windows only program that currently requires all users to download an installer to upgrade .NET, make sure Flash is up to date and install a certificate into IE Support for internet and telephony user videos<br />
* Software you download and install on your server<br />
* Site administrators invite users to participate in a video, voice, text chat and screen sharing web conference<br />
* Latency and sound quality are all right so far, video image quality is acceptable<br />
* Up to 6 people can participate at once by default, but the code can be changed to increase that number<br />
* Promise of integration of web conferencing into any website<br />
* Planning on offering a paid hosted version and providing support once the product is commercialized<br />
* Features: <br />
** Multiple instances of meeting <br />
** Asterisk for video communication <br />
** FMS for video communication <br />
** Native multi-point video communication server<br />
** Content management system supporting 3rd party module uploads, page designs, etc. <br />
** Chat <br />
** Co-Authering <br />
** Desktop controlling <br />
** File uploading <br />
** Polls <br />
** Whiteboard <br />
** Desktop sharing and remote monitoring <br />
** NAT and firewall traversal <br />
** Co-browsing<br />
** Video/audio conferencing<br />
** Power point presentation<br />
** Web and phone users support <br />
** Recording of sessions and automatic upload of the recordings to the web<br />
** The product now supports MSN, Yahoo and Skype participants to the video conference<br />
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====Dimdim====<br />
http://www.dimdim.com/<br />
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* Open source, in alpha<br />
* Only the presenter has to download software (attendee version is browser based)<br />
* Attendees can use either Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.5 on Windows (future versions will fully support Firefox on Mac, Linux and Windows)<br />
* Integrates Moodle and Dimdim and one can schedule, start and join Dimdim Webmeetings from a Moodle installation<br />
* There will be a Community version, free, and an Enterprise version which will have a dollar price tag to cover a range of value-adds<br />
* Features:<br />
** Presentation and document sharing <br />
** Audio and video sharing <br />
** Application sharing <br />
** Whiteboard and Annotations <br />
** Chat <br />
** Polls <br />
** Question manager <br />
** Record and Archive<br />
** Integrated voice and web cam functionality: working on making this bidirectional <br />
** DimDim is presence aware, and will integrate all major instant messaging systems. <br />
** Ajax-based web meeting console, No client-side application necessary<br />
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====Others====<br />
'''Yugma''' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
http://www.yugma.com/<br />
* Free for up to 10 attendees <br />
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'''Vyew'''&lt;br /&gt;<br />
http://vyew.com/<br />
* Free for up to 20 attendees<br />
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'''Zoho Meeting''' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
http://meeting.zoho.com/<br />
* Still in private beta<br />
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== Blogs ==<br />
These are just the most common blog platforms. There are many, many others.<br />
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===[http://blogger.com Blogger]===<br />
* hosted<br />
* free<br />
* some but not complete access to change the look and feel<br />
* individual and group blogs<br />
* can make a blog private<br />
* options for controlling comments<br />
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===[http://wordpress.org Wordpress]===<br />
* must install on your server (relatively easy)<br />
* open source (free)<br />
* has various themes that you can install and tweak endlessly<br />
* can be individual or group blog (new Wordpress MU for multiple group blogs)<br />
* plugins for spam control<br />
* options for controlling comments<br />
* various free support options<br />
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===[http://www.movabletype.org/ Movable Type]===<br />
* must install on your server<br />
* open source<br />
* individual use is free<br />
* group or organizational requires a fee<br />
* support requires an extra fee<br />
* options for controlling comments<br />
* can be individual or group blog<br />
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===[http://www.livejournal.com/ Live Journal]===<br />
* hosted<br />
* free<br />
* some but not complete access to change the look and feel<br />
* individual and group blogs<br />
* options for controlling comments<br />
* has its own community that surrounds it<br />
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== Wikis ==<br />
If you go with a hosted software, one that is housed on someone else's server, you will always have similar issues. There are usually ads and you will have less customization options. If you have to install the software, then you will be able to change the look and feel of the wiki to match your web site. You will also gain more control over the kind of access people are given. There are many other options for wiki software. For a complete list, see the [http://www.wikimatrix.org/ Wiki Matrix].<br />
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===[http://pbwiki.com PbWiki]===<br />
* hosted<br />
* free, with ads<br />
* 10mg storage space<br />
* can restrict access with passwords<br />
* with paid version, can restrict individual page access<br />
* advanced WYSIWIG<br />
* email notifications for changes<br />
* free version has limited skins<br />
* no RSS plugin<br />
* various support mechanisms<br />
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===[http://pmwiki.org PMWiki]===<br />
* requires server space<br />
* runs on PHP<br />
* open source (free)<br />
* individual page access<br />
* WYSIWIG available with a plugin<br />
* can require passwords<br />
* RSS plugin<br />
* various support mechanisms<br />
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===[http://mediawiki.org MediaWiki]===<br />
* requires server space<br />
* runs on PHP<br />
* open source (free)<br />
* individual page access<br />
* WYSIWIG available with a plugin<br />
* can require passwords or accounts<br />
* RSS plugin<br />
* various support mechanisms<br />
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===[http://tikiwiki.org TikiWiki]===<br />
* requires server space<br />
* runs on Perl<br />
* open source (free)<br />
* individual page access<br />
* WYSIWIG <br />
* can require passwords or accounts<br />
* RSS plugin<br />
* various support mechanisms<br />
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== Live Chat Tools ==<br />
Chat rooms allow a group of people to communicate via text-based chat in a real-time conference. There are many free and inexpensive options that provide this functionality. This section provides details about four of these tools: [[#Campfire|Campfire]], [[#Zoho_Chat|Zoho Chat]], [[#Meebo|Meebo]], and [[#AOL_Instant_Messenger_.28AIM.29|AIM]]. This section does not address the possible integration of a chat extension or module within a content management system (e.g., Drupal, Joomla). Both Moodle and Sakai, course management systems, include chat room functionality as well. Integrating asychronous chat within a course website should certainly be considered.<br />
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Of the four, stand-alone chat tools evaluated here, we recommend [[#Zoho_Chat|Zoho Chat]] since it includes the most features and is completely free. It is web-based, so participants will not need to download and install any software. In addition, it does not require an instant messaging (IM) account which is seen as an advantage since IM software and services are sometimes blocked.<br />
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=== Campfire === <br />
http://www.campfirenow.com/<br />
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Campfire is a web-based group chat service that can be accessed from any computer with a web browser. This chat service is fee-based, but it does have a free version. With a Campfire account, you can create multiple chat rooms and have up to 60 simultaneous chatters (depending on the account plan). Transcripts are ordered chronologically and searchable. Campfire also allows file sharing (file space depends on the account plan). Accounts can have an unlimited number of members who are invited via email. Members have access to transcripts and files and can be restricted to specific chat rooms if desired. Guest access can be turned on or off in individual chat rooms. Guests are invited to specific chats via email. They cannot see transcripts, nor can they see the previous conversations that took place in a chat room.<br />
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* '''Cost:''' Price ranges from free (up to 4 simultaneous chatters) to $49/month (up to 60 simultaneous chatters); No set up or termination fees<br />
* '''Download:''' No, web-based<br />
* '''Transcripts:''' Yes, searchable<br />
* '''File Sharing:''' Yes, searchable; Accounts have from 10MB to 2GB file space depending on the account plan<br />
* '''Number of Chatters:''' Up to 60; You can add an unlimited number of members to an account, but the number of simultaneous chatters is determined by the account plan<br />
* '''Registration:''' Members and guests are invited via email; Guests are only permitted in the chat room to which they were invited and do not have access to transcripts<br />
* '''Screenshot:''' [[:Image:Campfirechatroom.jpg|Campfire chat room]]<br />
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=== Zoho Chat === <br />
http://chat.zoho.com/<br />
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Zoho Chat is a free, web-based chat service that can be accessed from any computer with a web browser. You can create groups of registered Zoho users and then initiate chats with those groups. Once a chat has begun, guests can be invited to participate via a unique URL if desired. Guest access can be turned on or off. Transcripts are automatically saved in chronological order and are searchable, but they can be deleted if desired. Guests do not have access to transcripts. Previous chats can be restarted by opening up the saved transcript and continuing the conversation. Zoho Chat also allows file sharing.<br />
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* '''Cost:''' Free<br />
* '''Download:''' No, web-based<br />
* '''Transcripts:''' Yes, searchable<br />
* '''File Sharing:''' Yes<br />
* '''Number of Chatters:''' ?<br />
* '''Registration:''' Optional, registered Zoho users or guests via unique URL<br />
* '''Screenshot:''' [[:Image:Zohochat.jpg|Zoho Chat]]<br />
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=== Meebo === <br />
http://www.meebo.com/<br />
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Meebo is a free, web-based instant messaging (IM) service that lets you log in to all of your IM networks from any computer with a web browser. It has a group chat feature that lets anyone with an IM account create a new group chat or join an existing chat room. To use this service for group chats, everyone who needs to participate in the group chat must have an IM account with the same provider (e.g., AIM, Yahoo, etc.). The Meebo group chat does not have file sharing capability, nor can transcripts be saved. <br />
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Meebo has two services which can be beneficial. The first is MeeboMe which allows a chat widget to be placed into a web page. The window will allow anyone visiting the site to IM the Meebo user from that page without signing in. Meebo also recently launched Meebo Rooms. A Meebo user can create a Meebo Room about anything and then allow certain people or everyone to join or enter the room at will. The Meebo Room interface allows the users to view embedded web pages and video inside the chat room. One of the downsides to this service is that only registered Meebo Users can use Meebo Rooms.<br />
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* '''Cost:''' Free<br />
* '''Download:''' No, web-based<br />
* '''Transcripts:''' No<br />
* '''File Sharing:''' No<br />
* '''Number of Chatters:''' ?<br />
* '''Registration:''' All participants must have accounts with the same IM client<br />
* '''Screenshot:''' [[:Image:Meebogroupchat.jpg|Meebo group chat]]<br />
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=== AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) ===<br />
http://www.aim.com/<br />
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AIM is instant messaging software that you can download and install for free. This software has a chat room feature that lets you create private chat rooms for specific groups of people. All of the participants must have an AIM account. In addition, you can automatically save chat transcripts and share files.<br />
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* '''Cost:''' Free<br />
* '''Download:''' Yes<br />
* '''Transcripts:''' Yes<br />
* '''File Sharing:''' Yes<br />
* '''Number of Chatters:''' ?<br />
* '''Registration:''' All users must have an AIM account<br />
* '''Screenshot:''' [[:Image:Aimchatroom.jpg|AIM chat room]]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_C&diff=9551Project C2009-10-08T03:14:39Z<p>Jenny Levine: removed spam</p>
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<div>==Description==<br />
Work with ACRL president to manage and maintain the ACRL wiki<br />
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==Team Members==<br />
* De Forest, Heather <br />
* Djenno, Mireille <br />
* Pillow, Ashley <br />
* Prahl, Sara <br />
* Steiner, Sarah<br />
* Wadland, Justin<br />
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==Team Mentor==<br />
Julie Todaro<br />
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==Staff Liaison==<br />
Stephanie Orphan<br />
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==Project Sponsor==<br />
[http://ala.org/acrl/ Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)]<br />
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==Meeting Notes and Project Updates==<br />
[[Meeting Notes: 1/17/07]]<br />
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[[Meeting Notes: 1/21/07]]<br />
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[[Meeting Notes: 3/20/07]]<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/b/bf/EL_Meeting_3-20.doc Chat transcipt] (.doc)<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/f/fa/EL_Whiteboard_3-20.pdf Whiteboard drawing] (.pdf)<br />
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[[Meeting Notes: 4/03/07]]<br />
* [[Media:transcript43.doc|Chat transcript]] (.doc)<br />
* [[Media:WhiteboardApril4.doc|Whiteboard notes]] (.doc)<br />
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[[Meeting Notes: 4/17/07]]<br />
* [[41707chattranscript|Chat transcript]]<br />
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[[Meeting Notes: 5/15/07]]<br />
*[[Media:transcript515.doc|Chat transcript]] (.doc)<br />
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[[Meeting Notes: 5/29/07]]<br />
*[[52907chattranscript|Chat transcript]] (.doc)<br />
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[[Meeting Notes: 6/13/07]]<br />
*[[Media: EL_GroupC_061307_transcript.doc|Chat transcript]] (.doc)<br />
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==Resources==<br />
[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/7/70/Julie_Todaro_Emerging_Leaders_Plan.doc Julie Todaro's Plans for Group C]<br />
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[http://acrl.pbwiki.com/ ACRL Recruitment and Retention Wiki]<br />
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[[Draft of ACRL Recruitment and Retention Wiki]]<br />
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[http://blogs.ala.org/acrlpodcast.php?title=julie_todaro_on_the_acrl_emerging_leader</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_GG&diff=9550Project GG2009-10-08T03:12:09Z<p>Jenny Levine: removed spam</p>
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<div>'''Below is the link to the powerpoint presentation given at OLC Annual by Wendy Rawson and Rachel Rubin. We hope that you enjoyed the session!''' <br />
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[[Media:OLC_Demographics_Final.ppt]]<br />
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'''&quot;Demographics and Beyond: A Librarian's Guide&quot;''' is the final report of ALA Emerging Leaders group GG. It is our hope that this guide will provide useful and applicable information for libraries of all types, and will help them prepare for and embrace the effect that demographic changes will have on their libraries in the next five years.<br />
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[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/0/0e/DemographicsandBeyond.pdf Demographics and Beyond]<br />
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'''==Description=='''<br />
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What do demographics tell us about library users in the next five years? What are the implications for libraries?<br />
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'''Project Plan ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ GG'''<br />
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ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ¢ A guide of resources for libraries to understand demographic trends that will affect their libraries in the next five years. The guide will include resources to help libraries to identify behaviors that will enable them to effectively manage these predicted changes. We will use D.C. as a model for how institutions can use this information. <br />
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ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ¢ The primary customers for this project are libraries. However, the information presented is also pertinent to all information professionals. <br />
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ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ¢ The deliverables for the customer is the resource guides that we will create in the form of handouts that we will have at our poster presentation. The poster presentation will be about how we found this information and will show how we applied what we learned to the D.C. area in particular. Both the resource guide and poster will include an introductory statement about why this project is important. We would also like to create a card for our group with a link to the project and our email addresses. <br />
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ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ¢ The guide will include: a justification, a list of demographic resources, a list of coping behaviors, and a bibliography. The poster will demonstrate our learning process and an application of our project findings to D.C. Criteria that a customer will use for determining satisfaction will likely include: quality of information, currency, ease of use, and relevance.<br />
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'''Team Roles'''<br />
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1) Update the wiki/blog with team progress each month: Evangela <br />
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2) Keep in touch with the mentor and ALA contact: Wendy<br />
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3) Head the poster project: Rebecca and Yan<br />
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4) Write up the findings: Rachel<br />
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5) Monitor work of the team to make sure that each member contributes and completes assignments: Sarah<br />
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'''Current Assignments'''<br />
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Rebecca will look at US demographic data. Rachel will look at behaviors. Wendy is looking at local demographic data. Evangela will look at state demographic data. Sarah will do statement for project, and also organizational behaviors with Rachel. Yan will do literature review. <br />
We plan to communicate through the wiki, which Evangela plans to update weekly. <br />
We would like to have all information gathered and sent to Rachel by May 25th, and she will have all typed up and sent out June 1st. We should be working in Googledocs to assist with sharing. We will meet together by conference call or LiveMeeting in the week of Feb 26th.<br />
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'''Conference Calls/Virtual Meetings'''<br />
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On '''March 1''', the group had its first meeting via conference call. Evangela set up the conference call through her department and campus telecommunications group. Everyone was a given a number to dial into the conference call at the scheduled time. This method of communication proved to be successful and seemed to be the preferred method of communication for future collaborations. So, the group decided it was most beneficial to continue with conference calls and Evangela agreed to set up the next conference call, scheduled for April 5.<br />
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In the meantime, Evangela confirmed approval from her department and contact campus telecommunications to verify information about the upcoming call. She was told the same information used for the initial call would work. <br />
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On '''April 5''', all members called in using the same information as before and were not able to connect. Thankfully, members of the group were able to adjust and everyone logged into their Googledocs accounts and was able to continue the discussion there. The group has decided to continue communicate through this means for the future. Ironically, the first means of communication did not prove to be the best/most reliable. Evangela called campus telecommunications to report the mishap. She was told the conference call should have worked and that they would call her back concerning the failure. She has yet to hear from them. It is important to note that the ability to adapt is important when faced with situations like the one described. <br />
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On '''April 12''', the group logged into their googledocs accounts and resumed their discussion about resources, poster session requirements, format of resources, and travel. Most loose ends were tied and the group felt confident about our progress. <br />
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Our next meeting is scheduled for the week of '''April 30- May 4''' as drafts are due.<br />
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The group held its last meeting before the conference via conference call on '''June 11'''. Everyone was pleased that the conference call was successful, and that we were able to connect without any problems. The purpose of the call was to tie up any loose ends, clarify any misunderstandings, and discuss the final document (revisions/additions). Additionally, we talked about our experiences as Emerging Leaders. The group will send any corrections/additions about the document to Rachel by Wednesday, '''June 13''' so that she may send the final document to Wendy by Friday, '''June 15'''. We are very pleased with our product and are excited to attend ALA Annual in Washington, D.C.<br />
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On '''June 22, 2007''' we met in the Washington Convention Center to resume the Emerging Leaders program. After several speakers gave their presentations, we met with our groups to prepare for the poster session. Here are a few written comments about our poster from the poster session:<br />
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&quot;Great job. This will be very useful for my job&quot;<br />
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&quot;Vital info! Can't wait to see the whole report online&quot;<br />
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&quot;A lot of information in a very visually appealing format&quot;<br />
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Pictures of our group and the poster are available in the list of uploaded files on the wiki. They were too large to include on our page. The names of the files are: EL Group GG's poster presentation.JPG and EL WCC(FG).jpg. Enjoy!<br />
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==Team Members==<br />
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* '''Rebecca Hyde''', U.S. Government Information Librarian, [http://libraries.ucsd.edu University of California, San Diego]<br />
* '''Rachel Rubin''', Team Leader II- Humanities, Fine Arts, and Recreation; [http://www.cml.lib.oh.us Columbus Metropolitan Library]<br />
* '''Sarah McHone-Chase''', Information Delivery Services Librarian, [http://www.ulib.niu.edu Northern Illinois University] <br />
* '''Wendy Rawson''', Lead Librarian, [http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/index_flash2.cfm Worthington Libraries]<br />
* [[Evangela Oates]], Visiting Lecturer/Resident in Research and Instruction Services, [http://elibrary.unm.edu University of New Mexico]<br />
* '''Yan Han''', Digital Library and Information Systems Team, [http://www.library.arizona.edu University of Arizona]<br />
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[[Image:EL group-GG.jpg]]<br />
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==Team Mentor==<br />
'''Barbara Morland''', Head, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress<br />
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==Staff Liaison==<br />
Denise Davis</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Trends_in_Librarianship_as_a_Career&diff=9549Trends in Librarianship as a Career2009-10-08T03:10:27Z<p>Jenny Levine: removed spam</p>
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<div>[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/Draft_of_ACRL_Recruitment_and_Retention_Wiki Return to ACRL Recruitment and Retention Wiki Homepage]<br />
==Overview==<br />
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DRAFT: This section is devoted to identifying trends in the recruitment and retention of academic librarians. In doing so, it touches on many contentious issues. What are the generational differences between boomer and millenial librarians? Is the MLIS necessary? What abut advanced subject degrees? How important is faculty status to academic librarians? And what role are new librarians playing in changing library management practices? While the section is largely focused on issues and resources relevant to early career librarians, those in hiring/management positions and other interested parties will find the information included here helpful as it underscores issues related to career development encountered by most academic librarians at some point in their careers.<br />
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==Specific Issues==<br />
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===Shortage of Librarians===<br />
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*Anthony, P. L. and J. A. Garbs (2005). A scarce resource? A study of academic cataloger recruitment. ''Cataloging &amp; Classification Quarterly'', 41(1), 45-62. <br />
* Hewitt, J. A., B. B. Moran, and M. E. Marsh. (2003). Finding our replacements: One institution's approach to recruiting academic librarians. ''portal: Libraries and the Academy''. 3(2), 179-189.<br />
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===Generational Issues===<br />
* Arsenault, P. M. Validating generational differences: A legitimate diversity and leadership issue. (2004, March) ''Leadership &amp; Organization Development Journal'' 25(2), 124-141. <br />
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* Davis, K. (2006, December) whY generation: The millennial librarian, or the Future of Library Management. Pathways and Possibilities Conference.<br />
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* Lenzini, R. T. (2002, July-August) [http://infotoday.com/searcher/jul02/lenzini.htm The graying of the library profession: A survey of our professional association and their responses.] ''Searcher'' 10(7). <br />
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* Mosley, P. A. (2002) Shedding the stereotypes: Librarians in the 21st century. ''Reference Librarian'', 78, 167-176.<br />
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* Pankl, R. R. (2004) Baby boom generation librarians. ''Library Management'', (25)4-5, 215-222.<br />
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* Schulman, S. (2007) Crossing the generational divide: engaging “young” employees in your organization. ''Development and Learning in Organizations'', 21(2), 7-9. <br />
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* Singer Gordon, R. (2006) ''The NextGen librarian's survival guide''. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc.<br />
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===Is the MLIS Necessary?===<br />
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*Knowlton, S. P. and B. Imamoto. (2006). [http://www.ala.org/ACRLtemplate.cfm?Section=novcrl06&amp;Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&amp;ContentFileID=82782 Recruiting non-MLS graduate students to academic librarianship]. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 67(6), 561-570.<br />
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*Miller, L. K. (2006) On my mind: A fight to our death. ''American Libraries'', 37(4), 27.<br />
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*Henriques, P. (2006) What's wrong with LIS?. ''Library Journal'', 131(20), 84.<br />
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*Oder, N. (2003). New movement for Ph.D.'s to work in academic libraries. ''Library Journal'', 128(11), 16-17.<br />
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*Berry III, J. N. (2003). But don't call 'em &quot;librarians&quot;. ''Library Journal'', 128(18), 34-36.<br />
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===The value of advanced subject degree(s)===<br />
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*Jones, P. J., B. W. Mitchell, J. A. Major. (1998). Academic graduate work in academic librarianship: Historicizing ACRL's terminal degree statement. ''Journal of Academic Librarianship'', 24(6), 437-448.<br />
*Mayer, J. and L. J. Terrill. (2005). Academic librarians' attitudes about advanced-subject degrees. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 66(1), 59-73.<br />
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===Academic Librarians and faculty status===<br />
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*Henry, E. C. and D. M. Caudle. (1994). Tenure and turnover in academic libraries. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 55(5), 429-435.<br />
*Weaver-Meyers, P. (2002). [http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crljournal/backissues2002b/january02/weaver.pdf Conflict resolution: A case study about academic librarians and faculty status]. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 63(1), 25-34.<br />
*Welch, J. M.and F. L. Mozenter. (2006). Loosening the ties that bind: Academic librarians and tenure. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 67(2), 164-176.<br />
*Cary, S. (2001). Faculty rank, status, and tenure for librarians. ''College &amp; Research Libraries News'', 62(5), 510<br />
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===New Librarians and Management===<br />
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*Matheson, H. (2007). Promoting (for) change: New academic librarians in managerial roles. ''Feliciter'', 53(2), 70-72.<br />
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*Gordon, R. S. (2004). Move mountains. ''Library Journal'', 129(15), 42.<br />
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*Gordon, R. S. (2005). ''The accidental library manager''. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc.</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_HH&diff=9548Project HH2009-10-08T03:06:54Z<p>Jenny Levine: removed spam</p>
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<div>=Finished Project=<br />
You can now view our finished project: <br />
[http://wikis.ala.org/tech_casting/index.php/Main_Page Tech_Casting]: The Technology Wiki for Librarians<br />
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==Description==<br />
What technologies will most affect libraries in the next five years?<br />
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==Team Members==<br />
* [[Char Booth|Booth, Char]]<br />
* Cronin, Christopher <br />
* [[Geri Diorio|Diorio, Geri]] <br />
* [[User:Thad Hartman|Hartman, Thad]] <br />
* [[Erin Twohig|Twohig, Erin]]<br />
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Geri, Chris, Erin, Thad, and Char at the Seattle Public Library, ALA Midwinter 2007.<br />
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==Team Mentor==<br />
[[User:Pat_Wagner|Pat Wagner]]<br />
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==Staff Liaison==<br />
[[User:Jenny_Levine|Jenny Levine]]<br />
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==Project Direction - February 2007==<br />
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This is[[Char Booth| Char Booth]], our designated EL Wiki updater. We've spent the last few months discussing potential directions for our project - identifying upcoming technologies that will affect libraries - over email and conference call. We've also joined a new private filesharing network called [http://www.tubesnow.com Tubes], which allows groups to share a variety of file formats and document types through a simple desktop application. <br />
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===Topic Progression===<br />
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At our first meeting we began by brainstorming the range of technologies we thought were currently impacting libraries, and those that will have an effect in the future:<br />
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Ideas <br />
Midwinter Planning Meeting=====<br />
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Brainstorm: upcoming technologies<br />
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*Tech services: metadata schemes, new software<br />
*Non-ILS cataloging programs, content management and metadata sechema <br />
*User-generated content (tagging\uploading): flikr | photobucket | delicious <br />
*social networking software <br />
facebook, myspace, etc.<br />
*knowledgebases <br />
collaborative library faq<br />
*Librarything <br />
*Interactive OPAC enhancements - user-submitted reviews, tags <br />
*Gaming and libraries <br />
curriculum, learning targets and styles, creating a social library<br />
*Media rich environments in physical libraries flatscreens, media outlets, hd displays<br />
*Libraries offering downloads through websites<br />
*Screencasting captivate, etc. distance/virtual instruction<br />
*Portable content/ content on demand <br />
podcasts, downloads (ebooks, audiobooks, videos)<br />
*Materials handling system for tech services<br />
*Rss feeds, blogs, wikis, search alerts<br />
*Visual searching <br />
database innovations<br />
*Ongoing format shift <br />
books to ebooks, print serials to online <br />
*Instructional technology innovations in library instruction<br />
*Meebo / Plugoo <br />
internet based IM, enabling IM on locked-down computers<br />
*Video chat reference (ichat and/or stationary kiosks)<br />
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=====Generational Innovations=====<br />
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Patrons as Millennials - adept at multitasking - quick to adopt, quick to discard. Rapid change.<br />
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=====Library 2.0 in Practice=====<br />
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*Metacollaboration, patron-centered virtual presence, etc.<br />
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=====Categories of innovation <br />
Library 2.0=====<br />
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*User-generated content <br />
flikr, plugoo, facebook, second life, youtube, zotero, custom search engines<br />
*Library information organization - tech services cataloging, interactive catalogs w/ reviews<br />
*Interface design and metasearching <br />
library accessbility, visual searching, point of need services<br />
*Physical innovation to enable tech innovation, reconfiguring library space information commons<br />
*Virtual instruction spaces / Interactive environments / gaming second life, etc.<br />
*External communication technologies <br />
 cells, wireless, phone browsing, <br />
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=====Goals=====<br />
*Identify key technologies <br />
strategies of identification<br />
*Evaluating new technologies <br />
 why will this new technology serve our patrons?<br />
*Keeping up - culture of technological flexibility, tips on becoming EARLY ADOPTERS, (becoming authorities on new technology) <br />
anticipating change and environmental scanning<br />
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=====Customers=====<br />
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*Librarians are target audience <br />
professional development<br />
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=====Deliverables=====<br />
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*Strategic plan document<br />
list of emerging technologies<br />
*Forum (knowledgebase or wiki)<br />
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==Project Roles and Deliverables - March 2007==<br />
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Char here, checking in again. Having collaborated equally up until this point, our group decided to divide responsibilities for the remainder of the project as follows:<br />
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* Wiki Updating - Char<br />
* Mentor/Contact Communication - Geri<br />
* Heading the Poster Project - Thad and Erin<br />
* Write up the Findings - Chris<br />
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We had confidence that all members would complete their assignments, so we did not assign specific responsibility for team work monitoring and doubled up instead on the assignment for our poster project.<br />
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=====Project Focus - Emerging Technologies Wiki=====<br />
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Via conference call last week, we decided that a Wiki platform would be the best way for us to showcase new technologies, for several reasons:<br />
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*emerging technologies change frequently<br />
*many different interests and communities in librarianship use technology in different ways<br />
<br />
Our goal is to set up a usable emerging technologies wiki that could, within the ALA site, provide a broadly focused community forum for tracking tech innovations and putting them to the best possible use in the library setting. The wiki will be designed with a focus on professional development and environmental scanning, and will span many user communities and interest groups within librarianship.<br />
<br />
In hopes of offering a practical means of showcasing emerging technologies, we will as much as possible try to integrate current tech innovations into the design of this wiki (such as [http://www.meebo.com Meebo] reference and screencasting tutorials). <br />
<br />
We are looking to several already-established resources of this type for guidance and ideas:<br />
<br />
* [http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litaresources/toptechtrends/toptechnology.html LITA's Top Tech Trends to Watch] <br />
<br />
* [http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/ ALA Tech Source Blog]<br />
<br />
* [http://www.librarytechnology.org/ Library Technology Guides]<br />
<br />
* [http://www.librarysuccess.com Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki]<br />
<br />
It is our intention to create a unique resource that contributes to<br />
the range of technology forecasting and tracking resources currently available to librarians.<br />
<br />
We're working with [[User:Jenny_Levine|Jenny]] to set up a wiki on the ALA server (thanks again!), which all group members will contribute to over the course of the next few months. The developed wiki will play a major role in our final poster session.<br />
<br />
==Progress - April Through June 2007==<br />
<br />
Char again. I've been a little delinquent updating the Emerging Leaders wiki, which is not to say that HH hasn't been busy during the last few months. As promised, we've been hard at work on the emerging technologies wiki we decided to create as a lasting way to address our project topic. After throwing around a number of names, we arrived at &quot;Tech_Casting&quot; as the best of the bunch. Here's a teaser screenshot of the main page:<br />
<br />
[[Image:Tech_casting.png|center]]<br />
<br />
Essentially, what we've tried to do is create an original wiki platform for technology-curious librarians to learn about and showcase the innovative work that they or others have created. We hope to build on similar sites that are already out there by <br />
*discussing the absolute newest trends and technologies in the most visual manner possible<br />
*including a &quot;What If...&quot; discussion forum that will stimulate futurecasting among librarians<br />
*modifying MediaWiki software by featuring newer technologies such as flash video, widgets, and RSS whenever possible <br />
<br />
True to form, ALA contact Jenny Levine weathered my constant barrage of emails about this (plug-in), that (hack), and the other thing (is broken) with grace and an inexhaustible supply of enthusiasm. Not to be outdone, project mentor Pat Wagner kept dishing up the near-clairvoyant ideas for what's coming around the bend in the library world. <br />
<br />
Group HH has been communicating via conference call about every two weeks or so, and have stepped that up to every week as the conference gets closer. The poster is done, the Moo Cards are ordered, and barring disaster all should be well by the conference next week.<br />
<br />
I don't want to reveal too much about the wiki before the poster session, but we'll add the URL to our project page sometime early next week. It's our hope that fellow ELers will help get this thing off the ground in style - once we post the URL please go in, join the user community, and start contributing.</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Emerging_Leaders&diff=9142Emerging Leaders2009-08-19T20:28:41Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by RolbaSalze (Talk); changed back to last version by Jenny Levine</p>
<hr />
<div>==The Emerging Leaders Program==<br />
<br />
[http://www.ala.org/cfapps/emergingleaders/ Applications for the 2010 Class of Emerging Leaders are now available.] <br />
Deadline to submit applications online and all supporting documents (i.e. resume, references, etc.) is July 31, 2009. <br />
<br />
<br />
[[Press Release|Press Release: ALA Announces 2009 Emerging Leader Participants.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
===What Is the Emerging Leaders Program?===<br />
<br />
Emerging Leaders began in 2007 as one of ALA Immediate Past President [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/initiatives.html Leslie Burger’s six initiatives]. The Emerging Leaders program enables newer librarians from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups; network with peers; gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts them on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership.<br />
<br />
Connie Paul, Executive Director, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative and Maureen Sullivan, organizational consultant (Annapolis, Maryland), are spearheading the project.<br />
<br />
For more information, contact [mailto:bcalvin@ala.org Beatrice Calvin], Program Officer, ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment.<br />
<br />
===How Are Emerging Leaders Chosen?===<br />
The selection committees seek diversity based on geography, gender, ethnicity and type of library. They pay particular attention to, and value candidates' statements as well as those of their references.<br />
<br />
[[Application Information]]<br />
&lt;hr&gt;<br />
<br />
==2009 Class of Emerging Leaders Information==<br />
*[[Chicago EL times and places: Friday 8:30-5:00, and Salon Saturday 1:30-3:00: both at McCormick Place West W185]]<br />
*[[2009 Emerging Leaders Program]]<br />
*[[2009 Participants]]<br />
*[[2009 Projects Page|2009 Projects]]<br />
*[[Town Hall Meeting Notes|Salon Notes January 2009]]<br />
*[[Salon Notes July 2009]]<br />
*[[Poster_Sessions|Poster Session]] Information<br />
<br />
==2008 Class of Emerging Leaders Information==<br />
*[[2008 Emerging Leaders Program]] (Completed June 2008 at ALA Annual in Anaheim)<br />
*[[Participants by Name|2008 Participants]]<br />
*[[2008_Emerging_Leaders_Program#Projects|2008 Projects]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==2007 Class of Emerging Leaders Information==<br />
*[[2007 Emerging Leaders Program]] (Completed June 2007 at ALA Annual in Washington D.C.)<br />
*[[2007 Participants]]<br />
*[[2007 Projects Page|2007 Projects]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==Documents and Resources==<br />
===ALA===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Acronyms ALA Acronyms] Explained--<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/b/be/ALAGovernanceStructure.pdf ALA Governance Structure] (17KB PDF)<br />
* [[Volunteering for Committees]] (including division and roundtable committees)<br />
* Complete list of conference scholarships available from ALA [http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/grants/pubresearchtravel/index.cfm]<br />
<br />
===Leadership and Librarianship===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/9/9d/LeadershipInTheNationalArena.pdf Leadership in the National Arena] by Maureen Sullivan (1.1MB PDF)--<br />
* Rachel Singer Gordon's ''[http://www.lisjobs.com/nextgen/ The NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide]''<br />
<br />
===Handouts from Seattle, WA 2007 Midwinter Meeting===<br />
*[http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2007/Cognotes-Sun-Jan21.pdf Emerging Leaders Program Debuts, Cognotes, 1/21/07, p. 17]<br />
<br />
===Q &amp; A===<br />
A wiki page for ELs to submit [[Q &amp; A|questions and answers]] to one another about any aspect of their projects or the program in general.<br />
<br />
===Facebook===<br />
A ''[http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALA-Emerging-Leaders/156736295251?ref=ts/ Facebook page]'' created by 2009 Team V that serves as a central clearinghouse for communication among Emerging Leaders, past and present – a way for all of us to solicit advice and collaborators for upcoming projects, to publicize our professional accomplishments, to share our photos, and to plan EL gatherings at upcoming conferences, among other things. Become a fan!<br />
<br />
===Tools for Projects===<br />
* Project Management Software - If you are looking for software to pull together timelines, tasks, and group chat features, a great resource is a free account from [http://www.basecamphq.com BaseCamp].<br />
* ALA's own ''Online Communities'' is a virtual workplace open to all ALA Members. You can request a community and set it up with chat, forums, announcements, and more. Visit http://communities.ala.org, and login with your ALA website login (usually your member number) and website password. Not sure what they are or want them changed? Call ALA Member and Customer Service at 1-800-545-2433, press 5 to get MACS, and then 4 to update your profile. To bypass the learning curve involved in setting up a new community, request administrator training from [mailto:lgruenberg@ala.org Louise Gruenberg], ALA's e-learning instructional designer.<br />
<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/2007_Projects_Page Link to 2007 projects page]<br />
<br />
==Additional Resources==<br />
* Keep up-to-date with the latest announcements about the program on the [http://blogs.ala.org/emergingleaders.php Emerging Leaders Blog]. You can also subscribe to the Blog's RSS feed, which is http://blogs.ala.org/emergingleaders.php?tempskin=_rss2.<br />
* [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/emerging_leaders.html Leslie Burger's Emerging Leaders page]<br />
* [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/documents/EmergingLeadersInvitation.pdf Original Letter of Invitation from ALA President Leslie Burger] (151KB PDF)<br />
* [http://www.cjrlc.org/ELNegotiationDocuments/Art_of_Negotiation.doc The Art of Negotiation by Maureen Sullivan]<br />
*[http://www.cjrlc.org/ELNegotiationDocuments/Collaborative_Negotiation_Guideline.doc Negotiation Guidelines by Maureen Sullivan]<br />
* For more information, email [mailto:emergingleaders@ala.org emergingleaders@ala.org] .<br />
* '''''Stay up to date with additions to this site''''' - subscribe to the [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;feed=rss RSS feed!] [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;feed=rss http://blogs.ala.org/syndicated-feed-icon.gif]<br />
* List of</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_II&diff=9141Project II2009-08-19T20:28:04Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by ElgetTaouc (Talk); changed back to last version by Jenny Levine</p>
<hr />
<div>== '''Topic: Funding: Innovation &amp; Advocacy (What are innovative ways of funding public libraries?)''' ==<br />
<br />
==The Team==<br />
<br />
===Emerging Leader Participants===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/User:Srfeldman '''Sarah Feldman'''] <br />
* '''Romina Gutierrez'''<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Siobhanlryan '''Siobhan Ryan'''] <br />
* '''Sarah Sledge''' - ''On Hiatus''<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/Lana_Thelen '''Lana Thelen''']<br />
<br />
===Team Mentor===<br />
'''Mary Pergander'''<br />
I am a public library director. My first public library was underfunded, and we had to raise money to do routine projects like update technology. I have also successfully obtained grants. In my former life, I was heavily involved in fund-raising. I am here to support you in any way I can, and I am certain I will learn, too!<br />
What ideas have you had so far, and what progress is being made? How did your time together at ALA go?<br />
<br />
===Staff Liaison===<br />
'''Greta Southard'''<br />
<br />
==Display Products==<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/1/13/ELII-brochure.pdf Library Funding: Innovation &amp; Advocacy Brochure]<br />
<br />
<br />
==Innovative Funding Ideas==<br />
<br />
===[[Top Innovative Funding Methods]]===<br />
:''Working List'' - top eight selected topics with further discussion (each group member assigned 2)<br />
<br />
===[[Top 10 Innovative Funding Methods for Public Libraries]]===<br />
:''Complete List''<br />
<br />
==Timeline==<br />
<br />
'''Our Project:'''<br />
1 list, comprised of 8 innovative funding methods drawing from fundraising through private donations and funding through public means. <br />
<br />
At our Poster Session on June 22, 2007 we will have a table that will have a brochure and a poster of our findings in addition to a spiral wishing well provided by Divnick.<br />
<br />
'''Timeline:'''<br />
:Personal Bio &amp; Picture (e-mail to Siobhan: siobhanlryan@gmail.com): '''Friday, May 25th''' <br />
:Final Text of (Edits): '''Monday, May 28th''' <br />
:First Draft Design of Brochure, Poster, Bio Poster: '''Friday, June 8th''' <br />
:''Group Chat: Choose time between '''Saturday, June 9th and Thursday, June 14th''''' <br />
:Final Design of Brochure, Poster, Bio Poster: '''Friday, June 15th''' <br />
:Brochure, Poster &amp; Bio Poster Goes to Printer: '''No Later than Monday, June 18th'''(*contingent on time printer will take)<br />
:Meeting prior to Presentation: '''Thursday, June 21:''' <br />
:Our Presentation!!!: '''Friday, June 22:''' <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Logistics:'''<br />
<br />
Set-up of Table (6 foot long table) <br />
<br />
'''Other:'''<br />
<br />
Update date wiki with content of Poster and Brochure<br />
<br />
==Meeting Minutes==<br />
<br />
Since our first meeting on January 22, 2007 in Seattle our group has:<br />
<br />
1. Defined what libraries are considered public libraries.<br />
<br />
2. Identified how public libraries are funded in general <br />
:82% Local Resources (Most by the Property <br />
:10% State Sources<br />
:1% Federal Sources<br />
:8% Other Sources (like Monetary Gifts/Donations, Interest, Library Fines/Fees, Grants)<br />
:Source, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Public Libraries in the United States, 200<br />
<br />
3. Performed a literature scan of public library fundraising. <br />
<br />
===March 13, 2007=== <br />
6pm Romina hosted a Conference Call. <br />
The following is a summary of our conversation. It includes our goals, individual team member’s responsibilities, a general timeline and future mode of communication.<br />
[[3-13 Minutes]]<br />
<br />
===April 4, 2007===<br />
'''Meebo Chat''': Reviewed List of Private Funding Ideas <br />
<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media: Tuesday April 3.doc]]<br />
<br />
'''To Do's before the next chat'''<br />
:Everyone votes on their top 5 private funding suggestions <br />
:Everyone adds new suggestions to the public funding suggestions<br />
<br />
===April 9, 2007===<br />
'''Agenda: Monday April 9th at 7:30 am'''<br />
:We will determine top 5 on each side<br />
:Each person will choose 1 public and 1 private idea to expand on<br />
:Remaining 2 will be distributed to the people not designing the brochure or poster<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media: Monday April 9.doc]]<br />
:Project renamed to: Funding: Innovation &amp; Advocacy<br />
:Each member will expand/work an action plan on their volunteered list item from Private Funding: <br />
:::LT 1, Adopt a Call Number<br />
:::SF 15, Wishing Well <br />
:::SR 7, Books2Eat<br />
:::RG 17, Endowed library staff position<br />
<br />
===April 17, 2007===<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media: April 17.doc]]<br />
:Shared progress on each list item<br />
:Chose how many on each list: 8 (maybe 10, will revisit number at next chat) <br />
:Distributed work for remaining list items<br />
<br />
'''Timeline, April 23-May 4''' <br />
:E-mail check-in, Monday April 23rd <br />
:E-mail explanations of each member's 2 group items, Wednesday May 2 (''pushed to May 14th after May 4th chat'')<br />
<br />
===May 4, 2007===<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media:May 4.doc]]<br />
<br />
:Lana has volunteered to design Brochure<br />
:Romina &amp; Siobhan are continuing writing 2 list items<br />
:Sarah &amp; Lana will continue to add &amp; edit to their list items<br />
:Sarah will contact Wishing Well Company to ''borrow'' a well for conference and begin template of personal bio mini-poster<br />
<br />
===May 21, 2007===<br />
Due to technical difficulties with Meebo, group had an &quot;e-mail session&quot;<br />
Remaining Tasks were Delegated:<br />
:Lana: Brochure, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
:Romina: Edits, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
:Sarah: Poster, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
:Siobhan: Bio Poster, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
<br />
Questions from Meeting:<br />
Text &amp; Design of Posters and Brochure:<br />
::a. Text on Brochure: 3-4 sentences on each list item?<br />
::b. Brochure: Tri-fold or 4 page brochure<br />
::c. Text on Poster: how long? Bullet format or full paragraphs?<br />
::d. How many brochures to be printed?<br />
<br />
Budget: What is our budget?<br />
Printer, Research How Much For:<br />
::a. Colored copies for brochure at Kinkos, Newton City Printer, Other Printers<br />
::b. Colored Posters with following options: mounted on foam board, laminated at Kinkos, Newton City Printer, Other Printers<br />
:::*Could print a number of color tri-fold brochures in-house and bring to conference<br />
:::*Could ask printer to do the job for free in exchange for free advertisement<br />
<br />
FYI: <br />
:Design: Use Adobe InDesign (hard to use and hard to get), Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft PowerPoint, www.scribus.net (open source)<br />
===June 14, 2007===<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media:Thursday, June 14.doc]]<br />
:All group members will print and fold 50 copies of the brochure and bring to session <br />
:Lana emailed final brochure<br />
:Siobhan will bring bio poster pre-mounted on foam board for our session and will bring a few stack ends <br />
:Romina will have both spiral well and poster of innovative funding methods delivered to her hotel<br />
:Sarah will e-mail final poster of innovative funding methods by Saturday, June 16th and send the final version to print at Kinkos in DC on Monday, June 17th; also she will bring wrench/plyers to assemble the well, laminated money and maybe a parking meter (depending upon its weight)<br />
<br />
All the materials will be picked-up by group at Romina's hotel during set-up time between 12-2<br />
<br />
==[[Resources]]==</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Emerging_Leaders&diff=8861Emerging Leaders2009-07-24T13:00:46Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by Harry23 (Talk); changed back to last version by Jenny Levine</p>
<hr />
<div>==The Emerging Leaders Program==<br />
<br />
[http://www.ala.org/cfapps/emergingleaders/ Applications for the 2010 Class of Emerging Leaders are now available.] <br />
Deadline to submit applications online and all supporting documents (i.e. resume, references, etc.) is July 31, 2009. <br />
<br />
<br />
[[Press Release|Press Release: ALA Announces 2009 Emerging Leader Participants.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
===What Is the Emerging Leaders Program?===<br />
<br />
Emerging Leaders began in 2007 as one of ALA Immediate Past President [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/initiatives.html Leslie Burger’s six initiatives]. The Emerging Leaders program enables newer librarians from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups; network with peers; gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts them on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership.<br />
<br />
Connie Paul, Executive Director, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative and Maureen Sullivan, organizational consultant (Annapolis, Maryland), are spearheading the project.<br />
<br />
For more information, contact [mailto:bcalvin@ala.org Beatrice Calvin], Program Officer, ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment.<br />
<br />
===How Are Emerging Leaders Chosen?===<br />
The selection committees seek diversity based on geography, gender, ethnicity and type of library. They pay particular attention to, and value candidates' statements as well as those of their references.<br />
<br />
[[Application Information]]<br />
&lt;hr&gt;<br />
<br />
==2009 Class of Emerging Leaders Information==<br />
*[[Chicago EL times and places: Friday 8:30-5:00, and Salon Saturday 1:30-3:00: both at McCormick Place West W185]]<br />
*[[2009 Emerging Leaders Program]]<br />
*[[2009 Participants]]<br />
*[[2009 Projects Page|2009 Projects]]<br />
*[[Town Hall Meeting Notes|Salon Notes January 2009]]<br />
*[[Salon Notes July 2009]]<br />
*[[Poster_Sessions|Poster Session]] Information<br />
<br />
==2008 Class of Emerging Leaders Information==<br />
*[[2008 Emerging Leaders Program]] (Completed June 2008 at ALA Annual in Anaheim)<br />
*[[Participants by Name|2008 Participants]]<br />
*[[2008_Emerging_Leaders_Program#Projects|2008 Projects]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==2007 Class of Emerging Leaders Information==<br />
*[[2007 Emerging Leaders Program]] (Completed June 2007 at ALA Annual in Washington D.C.)<br />
*[[2007 Participants]]<br />
*[[2007 Projects Page|2007 Projects]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==Documents and Resources==<br />
===ALA===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Acronyms ALA Acronyms] Explained--<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/b/be/ALAGovernanceStructure.pdf ALA Governance Structure] (17KB PDF)<br />
* [[Volunteering for Committees]] (including division and roundtable committees)<br />
* Complete list of conference scholarships available from ALA [http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/grants/pubresearchtravel/index.cfm]<br />
<br />
===Leadership and Librarianship===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/9/9d/LeadershipInTheNationalArena.pdf Leadership in the National Arena] by Maureen Sullivan (1.1MB PDF)--<br />
* Rachel Singer Gordon's ''[http://www.lisjobs.com/nextgen/ The NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide]''<br />
<br />
===Handouts from Seattle, WA 2007 Midwinter Meeting===<br />
*[http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2007/Cognotes-Sun-Jan21.pdf Emerging Leaders Program Debuts, Cognotes, 1/21/07, p. 17]<br />
<br />
===Q &amp; A===<br />
A wiki page for ELs to submit [[Q &amp; A|questions and answers]] to one another about any aspect of their projects or the program in general.<br />
<br />
===Facebook===<br />
A ''[http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALA-Emerging-Leaders/156736295251?ref=ts/ Facebook page]'' created by 2009 Team V that serves as a central clearinghouse for communication among Emerging Leaders, past and present – a way for all of us to solicit advice and collaborators for upcoming projects, to publicize our professional accomplishments, to share our photos, and to plan EL gatherings at upcoming conferences, among other things. Become a fan!<br />
<br />
===Tools for Projects===<br />
* Project Management Software - If you are looking for software to pull together timelines, tasks, and group chat features, a great resource is a free account from [http://www.basecamphq.com BaseCamp].<br />
* ALA's own ''Online Communities'' is a virtual workplace open to all ALA Members. You can request a community and set it up with chat, forums, announcements, and more. Visit http://communities.ala.org, and login with your ALA website login (usually your member number) and website password. Not sure what they are or want them changed? Call ALA Member and Customer Service at 1-800-545-2433, press 5 to get MACS, and then 4 to update your profile. To bypass the learning curve involved in setting up a new community, request administrator training from [mailto:lgruenberg@ala.org Louise Gruenberg], ALA's e-learning instructional designer.<br />
<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/2007_Projects_Page Link to 2007 projects page]<br />
<br />
==Additional Resources==<br />
* Keep up-to-date with the latest announcements about the program on the [http://blogs.ala.org/emergingleaders.php Emerging Leaders Blog]. You can also subscribe to the Blog's RSS feed, which is http://blogs.ala.org/emergingleaders.php?tempskin=_rss2.<br />
* [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/emerging_leaders.html Leslie Burger's Emerging Leaders page]<br />
* [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/documents/EmergingLeadersInvitation.pdf Original Letter of Invitation from ALA President Leslie Burger] (151KB PDF)<br />
* [http://www.cjrlc.org/ELNegotiationDocuments/Art_of_Negotiation.doc The Art of Negotiation by Maureen Sullivan]<br />
*[http://www.cjrlc.org/ELNegotiationDocuments/Collaborative_Negotiation_Guideline.doc Negotiation Guidelines by Maureen Sullivan]<br />
* For more information, email [mailto:emergingleaders@ala.org emergingleaders@ala.org] .<br />
* '''''Stay up to date with additions to this site''''' - subscribe to the [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;feed=rss RSS feed!] [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;feed=rss http://blogs.ala.org/syndicated-feed-icon.gif]<br />
* List of</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Emerging_Leaders&diff=8667Emerging Leaders2009-07-10T13:14:53Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by ConobOcsit (Talk); changed back to last version by Peterbromberg</p>
<hr />
<div>==The Emerging Leaders Program==<br />
<br />
[http://www.ala.org/cfapps/emergingleaders/ Applications for the 2010 Class of Emerging Leaders are now available.] <br />
Deadline to submit applications online and all supporting documents (i.e. resume, references, etc.) is July 31, 2009. <br />
<br />
<br />
[[Press Release|Press Release: ALA Announces 2009 Emerging Leader Participants.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
===What Is the Emerging Leaders Program?===<br />
<br />
Emerging Leaders began in 2007 as one of ALA Immediate Past President [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/initiatives.html Leslie Burger’s six initiatives]. The Emerging Leaders program enables newer librarians from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups; network with peers; gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts them on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership.<br />
<br />
Connie Paul, Executive Director, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative and Maureen Sullivan, organizational consultant (Annapolis, Maryland), are spearheading the project.<br />
<br />
For more information, contact [mailto:bcalvin@ala.org Beatrice Calvin], Program Officer, ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment.<br />
<br />
===How Are Emerging Leaders Chosen?===<br />
The selection committees seek diversity based on geography, gender, ethnicity and type of library. They pay particular attention to, and value candidates' statements as well as those of their references.<br />
<br />
[[Application Information]]<br />
&lt;hr&gt;<br />
<br />
==2009 Class of Emerging Leaders Information==<br />
*[[Chicago EL times and places: Friday 8:30-5:00, and Salon Saturday 1:30-3:00: both at McCormick Place West W185]]<br />
*[[2009 Emerging Leaders Program]]<br />
*[[2009 Participants]]<br />
*[[2009 Projects Page|2009 Projects]]<br />
*[[Town Hall Meeting Notes|Salon Notes January 2009]]<br />
*[[Salon Notes July 2009]]<br />
*[[Poster_Sessions|Poster Session]] Information<br />
<br />
==2008 Class of Emerging Leaders Information==<br />
*[[2008 Emerging Leaders Program]] (Completed June 2008 at ALA Annual in Anaheim)<br />
*[[Participants by Name|2008 Participants]]<br />
*[[2008_Emerging_Leaders_Program#Projects|2008 Projects]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==2007 Class of Emerging Leaders Information==<br />
*[[2007 Emerging Leaders Program]] (Completed June 2007 at ALA Annual in Washington D.C.)<br />
*[[2007 Participants]]<br />
*[[2007 Projects Page|2007 Projects]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==Documents and Resources==<br />
===ALA===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Acronyms ALA Acronyms] Explained--<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/b/be/ALAGovernanceStructure.pdf ALA Governance Structure] (17KB PDF)<br />
* [[Volunteering for Committees]] (including division and roundtable committees)<br />
* Complete list of conference scholarships available from ALA [http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/grants/pubresearchtravel/index.cfm]<br />
<br />
===Leadership and Librarianship===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/9/9d/LeadershipInTheNationalArena.pdf Leadership in the National Arena] by Maureen Sullivan (1.1MB PDF)--<br />
* Rachel Singer Gordon's ''[http://www.lisjobs.com/nextgen/ The NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide]''<br />
<br />
===Handouts from Seattle, WA 2007 Midwinter Meeting===<br />
*[http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2007/Cognotes-Sun-Jan21.pdf Emerging Leaders Program Debuts, Cognotes, 1/21/07, p. 17]<br />
<br />
===Q &amp; A===<br />
A wiki page for ELs to submit [[Q &amp; A|questions and answers]] to one another about any aspect of their projects or the program in general.<br />
<br />
===Facebook===<br />
A ''[http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALA-Emerging-Leaders/156736295251?ref=ts/ Facebook page]'' created by 2009 Team V that serves as a central clearinghouse for communication among Emerging Leaders, past and present – a way for all of us to solicit advice and collaborators for upcoming projects, to publicize our professional accomplishments, to share our photos, and to plan EL gatherings at upcoming conferences, among other things. Become a fan!<br />
<br />
===Tools for Projects===<br />
* Project Management Software - If you are looking for software to pull together timelines, tasks, and group chat features, a great resource is a free account from [http://www.basecamphq.com BaseCamp].<br />
* ALA's own ''Online Communities'' is a virtual workplace open to all ALA Members. You can request a community and set it up with chat, forums, announcements, and more. Visit http://communities.ala.org, and login with your ALA website login (usually your member number) and website password. Not sure what they are or want them changed? Call ALA Member and Customer Service at 1-800-545-2433, press 5 to get MACS, and then 4 to update your profile. To bypass the learning curve involved in setting up a new community, request administrator training from [mailto:lgruenberg@ala.org Louise Gruenberg], ALA's e-learning instructional designer.<br />
<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/2007_Projects_Page Link to 2007 projects page]<br />
<br />
==Additional Resources==<br />
* Keep up-to-date with the latest announcements about the program on the [http://blogs.ala.org/emergingleaders.php Emerging Leaders Blog]. You can also subscribe to the Blog's RSS feed, which is http://blogs.ala.org/emergingleaders.php?tempskin=_rss2.<br />
* [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/emerging_leaders.html Leslie Burger's Emerging Leaders page]<br />
* [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/documents/EmergingLeadersInvitation.pdf Original Letter of Invitation from ALA President Leslie Burger] (151KB PDF)<br />
* [http://www.cjrlc.org/ELNegotiationDocuments/Art_of_Negotiation.doc The Art of Negotiation by Maureen Sullivan]<br />
*[http://www.cjrlc.org/ELNegotiationDocuments/Collaborative_Negotiation_Guideline.doc Negotiation Guidelines by Maureen Sullivan]<br />
* For more information, email [mailto:emergingleaders@ala.org emergingleaders@ala.org] .<br />
* '''''Stay up to date with additions to this site''''' - subscribe to the [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;feed=rss RSS feed!] [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;feed=rss http://blogs.ala.org/syndicated-feed-icon.gif]<br />
* List of</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_II&diff=8666Project II2009-07-10T13:12:28Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by TrocrOlaor (Talk); changed back to last version by Jenny Levine</p>
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<div>== '''Topic: Funding: Innovation &amp; Advocacy (What are innovative ways of funding public libraries?)''' ==<br />
<br />
==The Team==<br />
<br />
===Emerging Leader Participants===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/User:Srfeldman '''Sarah Feldman'''] <br />
* '''Romina Gutierrez'''<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Siobhanlryan '''Siobhan Ryan'''] <br />
* '''Sarah Sledge''' - ''On Hiatus''<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/Lana_Thelen '''Lana Thelen''']<br />
<br />
===Team Mentor===<br />
'''Mary Pergander'''<br />
I am a public library director. My first public library was underfunded, and we had to raise money to do routine projects like update technology. I have also successfully obtained grants. In my former life, I was heavily involved in fund-raising. I am here to support you in any way I can, and I am certain I will learn, too!<br />
What ideas have you had so far, and what progress is being made? How did your time together at ALA go?<br />
<br />
===Staff Liaison===<br />
'''Greta Southard'''<br />
<br />
==Display Products==<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/1/13/ELII-brochure.pdf Library Funding: Innovation &amp; Advocacy Brochure]<br />
<br />
<br />
==Innovative Funding Ideas==<br />
<br />
===[[Top Innovative Funding Methods]]===<br />
:''Working List'' - top eight selected topics with further discussion (each group member assigned 2)<br />
<br />
===[[Top 10 Innovative Funding Methods for Public Libraries]]===<br />
:''Complete List''<br />
<br />
==Timeline==<br />
<br />
'''Our Project:'''<br />
1 list, comprised of 8 innovative funding methods drawing from fundraising through private donations and funding through public means. <br />
<br />
At our Poster Session on June 22, 2007 we will have a table that will have a brochure and a poster of our findings in addition to a spiral wishing well provided by Divnick.<br />
<br />
'''Timeline:'''<br />
:Personal Bio &amp; Picture (e-mail to Siobhan: siobhanlryan@gmail.com): '''Friday, May 25th''' <br />
:Final Text of (Edits): '''Monday, May 28th''' <br />
:First Draft Design of Brochure, Poster, Bio Poster: '''Friday, June 8th''' <br />
:''Group Chat: Choose time between '''Saturday, June 9th and Thursday, June 14th''''' <br />
:Final Design of Brochure, Poster, Bio Poster: '''Friday, June 15th''' <br />
:Brochure, Poster &amp; Bio Poster Goes to Printer: '''No Later than Monday, June 18th'''(*contingent on time printer will take)<br />
:Meeting prior to Presentation: '''Thursday, June 21:''' <br />
:Our Presentation!!!: '''Friday, June 22:''' <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Logistics:'''<br />
<br />
Set-up of Table (6 foot long table) <br />
<br />
'''Other:'''<br />
<br />
Update date wiki with content of Poster and Brochure<br />
<br />
==Meeting Minutes==<br />
<br />
Since our first meeting on January 22, 2007 in Seattle our group has:<br />
<br />
1. Defined what libraries are considered public libraries.<br />
<br />
2. Identified how public libraries are funded in general <br />
:82% Local Resources (Most by the Property <br />
:10% State Sources<br />
:1% Federal Sources<br />
:8% Other Sources (like Monetary Gifts/Donations, Interest, Library Fines/Fees, Grants)<br />
:Source, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Public Libraries in the United States, 200<br />
<br />
3. Performed a literature scan of public library fundraising. <br />
<br />
===March 13, 2007=== <br />
6pm Romina hosted a Conference Call. <br />
The following is a summary of our conversation. It includes our goals, individual team member’s responsibilities, a general timeline and future mode of communication.<br />
[[3-13 Minutes]]<br />
<br />
===April 4, 2007===<br />
'''Meebo Chat''': Reviewed List of Private Funding Ideas <br />
<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media: Tuesday April 3.doc]]<br />
<br />
'''To Do's before the next chat'''<br />
:Everyone votes on their top 5 private funding suggestions <br />
:Everyone adds new suggestions to the public funding suggestions<br />
<br />
===April 9, 2007===<br />
'''Agenda: Monday April 9th at 7:30 am'''<br />
:We will determine top 5 on each side<br />
:Each person will choose 1 public and 1 private idea to expand on<br />
:Remaining 2 will be distributed to the people not designing the brochure or poster<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media: Monday April 9.doc]]<br />
:Project renamed to: Funding: Innovation &amp; Advocacy<br />
:Each member will expand/work an action plan on their volunteered list item from Private Funding: <br />
:::LT 1, Adopt a Call Number<br />
:::SF 15, Wishing Well <br />
:::SR 7, Books2Eat<br />
:::RG 17, Endowed library staff position<br />
<br />
===April 17, 2007===<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media: April 17.doc]]<br />
:Shared progress on each list item<br />
:Chose how many on each list: 8 (maybe 10, will revisit number at next chat) <br />
:Distributed work for remaining list items<br />
<br />
'''Timeline, April 23-May 4''' <br />
:E-mail check-in, Monday April 23rd <br />
:E-mail explanations of each member's 2 group items, Wednesday May 2 (''pushed to May 14th after May 4th chat'')<br />
<br />
===May 4, 2007===<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media:May 4.doc]]<br />
<br />
:Lana has volunteered to design Brochure<br />
:Romina &amp; Siobhan are continuing writing 2 list items<br />
:Sarah &amp; Lana will continue to add &amp; edit to their list items<br />
:Sarah will contact Wishing Well Company to ''borrow'' a well for conference and begin template of personal bio mini-poster<br />
<br />
===May 21, 2007===<br />
Due to technical difficulties with Meebo, group had an &quot;e-mail session&quot;<br />
Remaining Tasks were Delegated:<br />
:Lana: Brochure, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
:Romina: Edits, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
:Sarah: Poster, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
:Siobhan: Bio Poster, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
<br />
Questions from Meeting:<br />
Text &amp; Design of Posters and Brochure:<br />
::a. Text on Brochure: 3-4 sentences on each list item?<br />
::b. Brochure: Tri-fold or 4 page brochure<br />
::c. Text on Poster: how long? Bullet format or full paragraphs?<br />
::d. How many brochures to be printed?<br />
<br />
Budget: What is our budget?<br />
Printer, Research How Much For:<br />
::a. Colored copies for brochure at Kinkos, Newton City Printer, Other Printers<br />
::b. Colored Posters with following options: mounted on foam board, laminated at Kinkos, Newton City Printer, Other Printers<br />
:::*Could print a number of color tri-fold brochures in-house and bring to conference<br />
:::*Could ask printer to do the job for free in exchange for free advertisement<br />
<br />
FYI: <br />
:Design: Use Adobe InDesign (hard to use and hard to get), Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft PowerPoint, www.scribus.net (open source)<br />
===June 14, 2007===<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media:Thursday, June 14.doc]]<br />
:All group members will print and fold 50 copies of the brochure and bring to session <br />
:Lana emailed final brochure<br />
:Siobhan will bring bio poster pre-mounted on foam board for our session and will bring a few stack ends <br />
:Romina will have both spiral well and poster of innovative funding methods delivered to her hotel<br />
:Sarah will e-mail final poster of innovative funding methods by Saturday, June 16th and send the final version to print at Kinkos in DC on Monday, June 17th; also she will bring wrench/plyers to assemble the well, laminated money and maybe a parking meter (depending upon its weight)<br />
<br />
All the materials will be picked-up by group at Romina's hotel during set-up time between 12-2<br />
<br />
==[[Resources]]==</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_I_(2009)&diff=8562Project I (2009)2009-06-26T15:56:31Z<p>Jenny Levine: updated the project description</p>
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<div>=='''Emerging Leaders 2009: Group I'''==<br />
<br />
Sponsored by [http://itts.ala.org/update/ ITTS] (The IT Department of ALA)<br />
<br />
===Description===<br />
Create a series of videos promoting the value of using ALA Connect for numerous purposes<br />
<br />
ITTS asked that Team I review the Project Roadmap for ALA Connect and determine how the group could make a substantial and useful contribution to the launch of the site. The group decided to create a series of screencasts intended to highlight key features and how users might take advantage of them. The screencasts will be posted on ALA Connect, AL Focus, Blip.tv, YouTube, and Vimeo.<br />
<br />
===Expected Outcomes===<br />
# The team will provide feedback during the implementation process, provide reports of usability testing performed, and conduct surveys of ALA Connect's users to solicit feedback.<br />
# The project is a series of deliverables that will be disseminated through various mediums.<br />
<br />
===Group Members===<br />
# [[ Melissa Dessent ]]<br />
# [[ Ahniwa Ferrari ]]<br />
# [[ Jaime Hammond ]]<br />
# [[ Jennifer Jarson ]]<br />
# [[ Jason Kucsma ]]<br />
<br />
====ALA Staff Liaison====<br />
[[User:Jenny Levine|Jenny Levine]]<br />
<br />
====Mentor &amp; Champion====<br />
Michael Stephens,<br />
Website Advisory Committee Chair<br />
Dominican University, River Forest IL<br />
<br />
====Documents====<br />
Group I is working primarily within [http://connect.ala.org/node/67748 ALA Connect]. We encourage you to do the same!<br />
<br />
Deliverables will be linked here, as well as through numerous other venues.</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_BB&diff=8547Project BB2009-06-19T14:54:59Z<p>Jenny Levine: /* Goals */</p>
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<div>==Description==<br />
Help with implementation of Leslie's library corps - feasability study is done, it just needs to be set up.<br />
<br />
==Comments on Our Poster Session==<br />
<br />
*&quot;I love this concept of an online matching service - what about older librarians who are not tech-savvy? How would it be accessible to them?&quot;<br />
*&quot;I'm very excited to see this project implemented. Great job &amp; good luck!&quot;<br />
*&quot;I love your color scheme!&quot;<br />
*&quot;Sign me up! Great idea &amp; great report!&quot;<br />
*&quot;School libraries, esp. in urban settings, serve students often in stressful life situations - use Library Corps volunteers to provide assistance:<br />
**processing<br />
**theme development<br />
**storytelling<br />
**group reading&quot;<br />
*&quot;Public library story times seem to often be oversubscribed. Library Corps volunteers supplement staff in providing these sessions.&quot;<br />
<br />
==Team Members==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Project_BB.jpg]]<br />
<br />
[[Becca Monta-Smith]], [[Tracey Hughes]], [[Erica Wilder]], [[Amy Whitney]], [[Alys Jordan]]<br />
<br />
==Goals==<br />
*Implementation plan for [[initial phase]] of LibraryCorps<br />
*Plan for subsequent phases of a more comprehenisve LibraryCorps<br />
*Poster presentation that successfully sells ALA membership on the value of this unique volunteer corps<br />
<br />
==Resources==<br />
[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/4/4a/LibraryCorpsstudy.pdf Feasibility Study for a Library Corps]<br />
<br />
Possible models for volunteer+library matching service:<br />
*[http://www.libraryconsultants.org/ Library Consultants Directory Online] - &quot;an online directory for libraries and library consultants&quot;<br />
*[http://www.freecycle.org/ freecycle] - &quot;a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (&amp; getting) stuff for free in their own towns&quot;<br />
*[http://sfbay.craigslist.org/about/cities.html craigslist] - &quot;local community classifieds and forums - a place to find jobs, housing, goods &amp; services, social activities, a girlfriend or boyfriend, advice, community information, and just about anything else -- all for free, and in a relatively non-commercial environment&quot;<br />
*[http://www.ricommunityjobs.org Rhode Island Community Jobs] - &quot;a public e-mail announcement list that seeks to connect non-profit and public interest employers in the state with individuals seeking paid work that makes a difference in our communities&quot;; from the Swearer Center at Brown University<br />
<br />
==Progress Report==<br />
*early February: feasibility study received and reviewed by team members<br />
*February 25: BaseCamp account set up to help manage project<br />
*March 8: 5-way conference call to discuss changes and additions to the project plan; additional tasks assigned; self-imposed weekly Friday deadlines for smaller tasks and reviewing new material added to BaseCamp by other team members<br />
*March 26: work continues on survey to solicit feedback on the Library Corps concept from a wide range of people across the field<br />
*April 26: conference call - survey set aside, to be included in marketing plan for Library Corps; team leader divided work up into 5 key elements to help team members think about the individual pieces necessary to reach the final goal of a coherent poster project; key elements were assigned and divided up by team members, to be worked on individually then submitted by May 7 in preparation for the next conference call<br />
*May 10: conference call to discuss individual contributions to poster project (key elements assigned during last conference call); some of the same issues are coming up again for discussion, i.e. differing visions of how the Library Corps would work, level of control, who can be included; looking at the Library Corps as a phased project allows us to see how these many visions may be incorporated or considered for inclusion during different phases of the project; ultimately we are only making recommendations for implementation; having all these different points of view on the project, if they can all be respectfully considered and incorporated, will give us a rich and multi-faceted plan that we hope will speak to many members of the library community; work continues on individual key elements before the next conference call, scheduled for Wednesday, May 16<br />
<br />
==Team Mentor==<br />
<br />
[http://cherylbryan.com/ Cheryl Bryan, Assistant Administrator for Consulting and Continuing Education, Southeastern Massachusetts Library System]<br />
<br />
==Staff Liaison==<br />
<br />
[http://www.ala.org/ala/governance/aboutgovernance/aboutus.htm Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director, American Library Association]<br />
<br />
==Project Sponsor==<br />
[http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/ Leslie Burger, President, American Library Association]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_BB&diff=8546Project BB2009-06-19T14:54:37Z<p>Jenny Levine: /* Team Members */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Description==<br />
Help with implementation of Leslie's library corps - feasability study is done, it just needs to be set up.<br />
<br />
==Comments on Our Poster Session==<br />
<br />
*&quot;I love this concept of an online matching service - what about older librarians who are not tech-savvy? How would it be accessible to them?&quot;<br />
*&quot;I'm very excited to see this project implemented. Great job &amp; good luck!&quot;<br />
*&quot;I love your color scheme!&quot;<br />
*&quot;Sign me up! Great idea &amp; great report!&quot;<br />
*&quot;School libraries, esp. in urban settings, serve students often in stressful life situations - use Library Corps volunteers to provide assistance:<br />
**processing<br />
**theme development<br />
**storytelling<br />
**group reading&quot;<br />
*&quot;Public library story times seem to often be oversubscribed. Library Corps volunteers supplement staff in providing these sessions.&quot;<br />
<br />
==Team Members==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Project_BB.jpg]]<br />
<br />
[[Becca Monta-Smith]], [[Tracey Hughes]], [[Erica Wilder]], [[Amy Whitney]], [[Alys Jordan]]<br />
<br />
==Goals==<br />
*Implementation plan for [[initial phase]] of LibraryCorps<br />
*Plan for subsequent phases of a more comprehenisve LibraryCorps<br />
*Poster presentation that successfully ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂsellsÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ ALA membership on the value of this unique volunteer corps <br />
<br />
==Resources==<br />
[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/4/4a/LibraryCorpsstudy.pdf Feasibility Study for a Library Corps]<br />
<br />
Possible models for volunteer+library matching service:<br />
*[http://www.libraryconsultants.org/ Library Consultants Directory Online] - &quot;an online directory for libraries and library consultants&quot;<br />
*[http://www.freecycle.org/ freecycle] - &quot;a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (&amp; getting) stuff for free in their own towns&quot;<br />
*[http://sfbay.craigslist.org/about/cities.html craigslist] - &quot;local community classifieds and forums - a place to find jobs, housing, goods &amp; services, social activities, a girlfriend or boyfriend, advice, community information, and just about anything else -- all for free, and in a relatively non-commercial environment&quot;<br />
*[http://www.ricommunityjobs.org Rhode Island Community Jobs] - &quot;a public e-mail announcement list that seeks to connect non-profit and public interest employers in the state with individuals seeking paid work that makes a difference in our communities&quot;; from the Swearer Center at Brown University<br />
<br />
==Progress Report==<br />
*early February: feasibility study received and reviewed by team members<br />
*February 25: BaseCamp account set up to help manage project<br />
*March 8: 5-way conference call to discuss changes and additions to the project plan; additional tasks assigned; self-imposed weekly Friday deadlines for smaller tasks and reviewing new material added to BaseCamp by other team members<br />
*March 26: work continues on survey to solicit feedback on the Library Corps concept from a wide range of people across the field<br />
*April 26: conference call - survey set aside, to be included in marketing plan for Library Corps; team leader divided work up into 5 key elements to help team members think about the individual pieces necessary to reach the final goal of a coherent poster project; key elements were assigned and divided up by team members, to be worked on individually then submitted by May 7 in preparation for the next conference call<br />
*May 10: conference call to discuss individual contributions to poster project (key elements assigned during last conference call); some of the same issues are coming up again for discussion, i.e. differing visions of how the Library Corps would work, level of control, who can be included; looking at the Library Corps as a phased project allows us to see how these many visions may be incorporated or considered for inclusion during different phases of the project; ultimately we are only making recommendations for implementation; having all these different points of view on the project, if they can all be respectfully considered and incorporated, will give us a rich and multi-faceted plan that we hope will speak to many members of the library community; work continues on individual key elements before the next conference call, scheduled for Wednesday, May 16<br />
<br />
==Team Mentor==<br />
<br />
[http://cherylbryan.com/ Cheryl Bryan, Assistant Administrator for Consulting and Continuing Education, Southeastern Massachusetts Library System]<br />
<br />
==Staff Liaison==<br />
<br />
[http://www.ala.org/ala/governance/aboutgovernance/aboutus.htm Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director, American Library Association]<br />
<br />
==Project Sponsor==<br />
[http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/ Leslie Burger, President, American Library Association]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_BB&diff=8545Project BB2009-06-19T14:53:44Z<p>Jenny Levine: </p>
<hr />
<div>==Description==<br />
Help with implementation of Leslie's library corps - feasability study is done, it just needs to be set up.<br />
<br />
==Comments on Our Poster Session==<br />
<br />
*&quot;I love this concept of an online matching service - what about older librarians who are not tech-savvy? How would it be accessible to them?&quot;<br />
*&quot;I'm very excited to see this project implemented. Great job &amp; good luck!&quot;<br />
*&quot;I love your color scheme!&quot;<br />
*&quot;Sign me up! Great idea &amp; great report!&quot;<br />
*&quot;School libraries, esp. in urban settings, serve students often in stressful life situations - use Library Corps volunteers to provide assistance:<br />
**processing<br />
**theme development<br />
**storytelling<br />
**group reading&quot;<br />
*&quot;Public library story times seem to often be oversubscribed. Library Corps volunteers supplement staff in providing these sessions.&quot;<br />
<br />
==Team Members==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Project_BB.jpg]]<br />
<br />
[[Becca MontaÃÂÃÂ±o-Smith]], [[Tracey Hughes]], [[Erica Wilder]], [[Amy Whitney]], [[Alys Jordan]]<br />
<br />
==Goals==<br />
*Implementation plan for [[initial phase]] of LibraryCorps<br />
*Plan for subsequent phases of a more comprehenisve LibraryCorps<br />
*Poster presentation that successfully ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂsellsÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ ALA membership on the value of this unique volunteer corps <br />
<br />
==Resources==<br />
[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/4/4a/LibraryCorpsstudy.pdf Feasibility Study for a Library Corps]<br />
<br />
Possible models for volunteer+library matching service:<br />
*[http://www.libraryconsultants.org/ Library Consultants Directory Online] - &quot;an online directory for libraries and library consultants&quot;<br />
*[http://www.freecycle.org/ freecycle] - &quot;a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (&amp; getting) stuff for free in their own towns&quot;<br />
*[http://sfbay.craigslist.org/about/cities.html craigslist] - &quot;local community classifieds and forums - a place to find jobs, housing, goods &amp; services, social activities, a girlfriend or boyfriend, advice, community information, and just about anything else -- all for free, and in a relatively non-commercial environment&quot;<br />
*[http://www.ricommunityjobs.org Rhode Island Community Jobs] - &quot;a public e-mail announcement list that seeks to connect non-profit and public interest employers in the state with individuals seeking paid work that makes a difference in our communities&quot;; from the Swearer Center at Brown University<br />
<br />
==Progress Report==<br />
*early February: feasibility study received and reviewed by team members<br />
*February 25: BaseCamp account set up to help manage project<br />
*March 8: 5-way conference call to discuss changes and additions to the project plan; additional tasks assigned; self-imposed weekly Friday deadlines for smaller tasks and reviewing new material added to BaseCamp by other team members<br />
*March 26: work continues on survey to solicit feedback on the Library Corps concept from a wide range of people across the field<br />
*April 26: conference call - survey set aside, to be included in marketing plan for Library Corps; team leader divided work up into 5 key elements to help team members think about the individual pieces necessary to reach the final goal of a coherent poster project; key elements were assigned and divided up by team members, to be worked on individually then submitted by May 7 in preparation for the next conference call<br />
*May 10: conference call to discuss individual contributions to poster project (key elements assigned during last conference call); some of the same issues are coming up again for discussion, i.e. differing visions of how the Library Corps would work, level of control, who can be included; looking at the Library Corps as a phased project allows us to see how these many visions may be incorporated or considered for inclusion during different phases of the project; ultimately we are only making recommendations for implementation; having all these different points of view on the project, if they can all be respectfully considered and incorporated, will give us a rich and multi-faceted plan that we hope will speak to many members of the library community; work continues on individual key elements before the next conference call, scheduled for Wednesday, May 16<br />
<br />
==Team Mentor==<br />
<br />
[http://cherylbryan.com/ Cheryl Bryan, Assistant Administrator for Consulting and Continuing Education, Southeastern Massachusetts Library System]<br />
<br />
==Staff Liaison==<br />
<br />
[http://www.ala.org/ala/governance/aboutgovernance/aboutus.htm Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director, American Library Association]<br />
<br />
==Project Sponsor==<br />
[http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/ Leslie Burger, President, American Library Association]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_II&diff=8426Project II2009-05-22T15:57:05Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by BocnaRolco (Talk); changed back to last version by Jenny Levine</p>
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<div>== '''Topic: Funding: Innovation &amp; Advocacy (What are innovative ways of funding public libraries?)''' ==<br />
<br />
==The Team==<br />
<br />
===Emerging Leader Participants===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/User:Srfeldman '''Sarah Feldman'''] <br />
* '''Romina Gutierrez'''<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Siobhanlryan '''Siobhan Ryan'''] <br />
* '''Sarah Sledge''' - ''On Hiatus''<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/Lana_Thelen '''Lana Thelen''']<br />
<br />
===Team Mentor===<br />
'''Mary Pergander'''<br />
I am a public library director. My first public library was underfunded, and we had to raise money to do routine projects like update technology. I have also successfully obtained grants. In my former life, I was heavily involved in fund-raising. I am here to support you in any way I can, and I am certain I will learn, too!<br />
What ideas have you had so far, and what progress is being made? How did your time together at ALA go?<br />
<br />
===Staff Liaison===<br />
'''Greta Southard'''<br />
<br />
==Display Products==<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/1/13/ELII-brochure.pdf Library Funding: Innovation &amp; Advocacy Brochure]<br />
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<br />
==Innovative Funding Ideas==<br />
<br />
===[[Top Innovative Funding Methods]]===<br />
:''Working List'' - top eight selected topics with further discussion (each group member assigned 2)<br />
<br />
===[[Top 10 Innovative Funding Methods for Public Libraries]]===<br />
:''Complete List''<br />
<br />
==Timeline==<br />
<br />
'''Our Project:'''<br />
1 list, comprised of 8 innovative funding methods drawing from fundraising through private donations and funding through public means. <br />
<br />
At our Poster Session on June 22, 2007 we will have a table that will have a brochure and a poster of our findings in addition to a spiral wishing well provided by Divnick.<br />
<br />
'''Timeline:'''<br />
:Personal Bio &amp; Picture (e-mail to Siobhan: siobhanlryan@gmail.com): '''Friday, May 25th''' <br />
:Final Text of (Edits): '''Monday, May 28th''' <br />
:First Draft Design of Brochure, Poster, Bio Poster: '''Friday, June 8th''' <br />
:''Group Chat: Choose time between '''Saturday, June 9th and Thursday, June 14th''''' <br />
:Final Design of Brochure, Poster, Bio Poster: '''Friday, June 15th''' <br />
:Brochure, Poster &amp; Bio Poster Goes to Printer: '''No Later than Monday, June 18th'''(*contingent on time printer will take)<br />
:Meeting prior to Presentation: '''Thursday, June 21:''' <br />
:Our Presentation!!!: '''Friday, June 22:''' <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Logistics:'''<br />
<br />
Set-up of Table (6 foot long table) <br />
<br />
'''Other:'''<br />
<br />
Update date wiki with content of Poster and Brochure<br />
<br />
==Meeting Minutes==<br />
<br />
Since our first meeting on January 22, 2007 in Seattle our group has:<br />
<br />
1. Defined what libraries are considered public libraries.<br />
<br />
2. Identified how public libraries are funded in general <br />
:82% Local Resources (Most by the Property <br />
:10% State Sources<br />
:1% Federal Sources<br />
:8% Other Sources (like Monetary Gifts/Donations, Interest, Library Fines/Fees, Grants)<br />
:Source, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Public Libraries in the United States, 200<br />
<br />
3. Performed a literature scan of public library fundraising. <br />
<br />
===March 13, 2007=== <br />
6pm Romina hosted a Conference Call. <br />
The following is a summary of our conversation. It includes our goals, individual team member’s responsibilities, a general timeline and future mode of communication.<br />
[[3-13 Minutes]]<br />
<br />
===April 4, 2007===<br />
'''Meebo Chat''': Reviewed List of Private Funding Ideas <br />
<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media: Tuesday April 3.doc]]<br />
<br />
'''To Do's before the next chat'''<br />
:Everyone votes on their top 5 private funding suggestions <br />
:Everyone adds new suggestions to the public funding suggestions<br />
<br />
===April 9, 2007===<br />
'''Agenda: Monday April 9th at 7:30 am'''<br />
:We will determine top 5 on each side<br />
:Each person will choose 1 public and 1 private idea to expand on<br />
:Remaining 2 will be distributed to the people not designing the brochure or poster<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media: Monday April 9.doc]]<br />
:Project renamed to: Funding: Innovation &amp; Advocacy<br />
:Each member will expand/work an action plan on their volunteered list item from Private Funding: <br />
:::LT 1, Adopt a Call Number<br />
:::SF 15, Wishing Well <br />
:::SR 7, Books2Eat<br />
:::RG 17, Endowed library staff position<br />
<br />
===April 17, 2007===<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media: April 17.doc]]<br />
:Shared progress on each list item<br />
:Chose how many on each list: 8 (maybe 10, will revisit number at next chat) <br />
:Distributed work for remaining list items<br />
<br />
'''Timeline, April 23-May 4''' <br />
:E-mail check-in, Monday April 23rd <br />
:E-mail explanations of each member's 2 group items, Wednesday May 2 (''pushed to May 14th after May 4th chat'')<br />
<br />
===May 4, 2007===<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media:May 4.doc]]<br />
<br />
:Lana has volunteered to design Brochure<br />
:Romina &amp; Siobhan are continuing writing 2 list items<br />
:Sarah &amp; Lana will continue to add &amp; edit to their list items<br />
:Sarah will contact Wishing Well Company to ''borrow'' a well for conference and begin template of personal bio mini-poster<br />
<br />
===May 21, 2007===<br />
Due to technical difficulties with Meebo, group had an &quot;e-mail session&quot;<br />
Remaining Tasks were Delegated:<br />
:Lana: Brochure, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
:Romina: Edits, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
:Sarah: Poster, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
:Siobhan: Bio Poster, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
<br />
Questions from Meeting:<br />
Text &amp; Design of Posters and Brochure:<br />
::a. Text on Brochure: 3-4 sentences on each list item?<br />
::b. Brochure: Tri-fold or 4 page brochure<br />
::c. Text on Poster: how long? Bullet format or full paragraphs?<br />
::d. How many brochures to be printed?<br />
<br />
Budget: What is our budget?<br />
Printer, Research How Much For:<br />
::a. Colored copies for brochure at Kinkos, Newton City Printer, Other Printers<br />
::b. Colored Posters with following options: mounted on foam board, laminated at Kinkos, Newton City Printer, Other Printers<br />
:::*Could print a number of color tri-fold brochures in-house and bring to conference<br />
:::*Could ask printer to do the job for free in exchange for free advertisement<br />
<br />
FYI: <br />
:Design: Use Adobe InDesign (hard to use and hard to get), Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft PowerPoint, www.scribus.net (open source)<br />
===June 14, 2007===<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media:Thursday, June 14.doc]]<br />
:All group members will print and fold 50 copies of the brochure and bring to session <br />
:Lana emailed final brochure<br />
:Siobhan will bring bio poster pre-mounted on foam board for our session and will bring a few stack ends <br />
:Romina will have both spiral well and poster of innovative funding methods delivered to her hotel<br />
:Sarah will e-mail final poster of innovative funding methods by Saturday, June 16th and send the final version to print at Kinkos in DC on Monday, June 17th; also she will bring wrench/plyers to assemble the well, laminated money and maybe a parking meter (depending upon its weight)<br />
<br />
All the materials will be picked-up by group at Romina's hotel during set-up time between 12-2<br />
<br />
==[[Resources]]==</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Jenny_Levine&diff=7718User:Jenny Levine2009-01-19T21:11:50Z<p>Jenny Levine: </p>
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<div>I'm the Internet Development Specialist and Strategy Guide at the [http://ala.org/ American Library Association] in the Information Technology &amp;amp; Telecommunications Services unit.<br />
<br />
I'm also the author of [http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian], a blog that helps librarians understand the impact of ubiquitous, always-on internet (and hence ubiquitous, always-on information) on our profession. I wrote the September/October 2006 issue of ALA's [http://www.techsource.ala.org/ltr Library Technology Reports], titled [http://www.techsource.ala.org/ltr/gaming-and-libraries-intersection-of-services.html Gaming and Libraries: Intersection of Services], and the April 2008 update, [http://www.techsource.ala.org/ltr/gaming-and-libraries-update.html Gaming and Libraries: Broadening the Intersections].<br />
<br />
I received my Masters of Library Science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 1992.<br />
<br />
Contact Information:<br />
* Email: [mailto:jlevine@ala.org jlevine@ala.org]<br />
* AIM: cybrarygal<br />
* Second Life: Cielo Paris<br />
* Phone: (312) 280-2461<br />
* Snail mail:<br />
: 50 East Huron St.<br />
: Chicago, IL 60611</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_I_(2009)&diff=7717Project I (2009)2009-01-19T21:09:03Z<p>Jenny Levine: </p>
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<div>=='''Emerging Leaders 2009: Group I'''==<br />
<br />
Sponsored by [http://itts.ala.org/update/ ITTS] (The IT Department of ALA)<br />
<br />
===Description===<br />
Evaluate, Test, and Provide Feedback for Phase Two of ALA Connect: Social and Professional Networking Features<br />
<br />
ITTS proposed to engage a team of Emerging Leaders to provide feedback, do usability testing, and help evaluate phase two of ALA Connect, which will include the social/professional networking features that will be built on top of the new version of our Online Communities service.<br />
<br />
===Expected Outcomes===<br />
# The team will provide feedback during the implementation process, provide reports of usability testing performed, and conduct surveys of ALA Connect's users to solicit feedback.<br />
# The project is a series of deliverables that will be disseminated through the ITTS Update blog.<br />
<br />
===Group Members===<br />
# [[ Melissa Dessent ]]<br />
# [[ Ahniwa Ferrari ]]<br />
# [[ Jaime Hammond ]]<br />
# [[ Jennifer Jarson ]]<br />
# [[ Jason Kucsma ]]<br />
<br />
===Group Roles===<br />
# .<br />
# .<br />
# .<br />
# .<br />
<br />
====ALA Staff Liaison====<br />
[[User:Jenny Levine|Jenny Levine]]<br />
<br />
====Mentor &amp; Champion====<br />
Michael Stephens,<br />
Website Advisory Committee Chair<br />
Dominican University, River Forest IL<br />
<br />
===Research===<br />
<br />
=====Documents=====</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_E&diff=7630Project E2008-12-22T19:17:13Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by DomriCalal (Talk); changed back to last version by Chaminade4ad</p>
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<div>==Description==<br />
Outreach to NCATE programs as a sustainable component of our student member cultivation-strategies that mirror the intensity of our attention to ALA-MLS programs<br />
<br />
[http://www.chiaroweb.com/el/proposal.pdf Proposal]<br />
<br />
[http://www.chiaroweb.com/el/posterboard.pdf Poster]<br />
<br />
==Team Members==<br />
* Fontichiaro, Kristin<br />
Kristin Fontichiaro is a media specialist with the Birmingham (MI) <br />
Public Schools. She is the author of Active Learning Through Drama, <br />
Podcasting, and Puppetry and 2008 Program Chair for the 2008 <br />
International Association of School Librarians conference.<br />
* Hoh, Anchi<br />
Anchi Hoh is Assistant to the Chief of the Asian Division of the Library of Congress and Program Chair for the 2008 ACRL - AAMES conference. A scholar in Middle East studies/librarianship as well as Sino-Middle Eastern/Sino-Judaic Studies, Anchi is also deeply interested in outreach and fund-raising for libraries. Anchi was a 2001 ALA Spectrum Scholar and a recipient of 2002 George Atiyeh award from the Middle East Librarians Association. Her English translation of a collection of Arabic short stories, &quot;Departure of the Sea,&quot; is in print. One of her current research projects is information policy in the Arab world.<br />
*Roth, Robert<br />
Robert (Doc) Roth is a library director with the Boston (MA) Public Schools. He serves on the AASL Legislative and Publications Committees and on the Executive Board of the Massachusetts School Library Association in the capacity of Legislation Committee Co-chair.<br />
<br />
==Team Mentor==<br />
Nancy Everhart<br />
<br />
Nancy Everhart (everhart@ci.fsu.edu) is Director of the School Library Media Program at the Florida State University College of Information and Co-Director of Project LEAD, (http://www.ci.fsu.edu/projectlead) a leadership program for school library media specialists that incorporates tenets of National Board Certifiction.<br />
<br />
==Staff Liaison==<br />
[[John Chrastka]]<br />
<br />
==Project Sponsor==<br />
[http://ala.org/aasl/ American Association of School Librarians (AASL)]<br />
<br />
==Project Proposal==<br />
'''Proposal for Increasing Student Membership in AASL'''<br />
'''American Association of School Librarians'''<br />
June, 2007<br />
<br />
Prepared by ALA’s Emerging Leaders Team E:<br />
<br />
Kristin Fontichiaro, Media Specialist, Birmingham (MI) Public Schools<br />
<br />
Anchi Hoh, Program Manager, Library of Congress, Washington, DC<br />
<br />
Robert Roth, School Librarian, Boston (MA) Public Schools<br />
<br />
===Overview===<br />
<br />
The Emerging Leaders program of the American Library Association (ALA), in partnership with the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), asked us to design an approach for increasing student membership in the American Association of School Librarians among school library students enrolled in programs endorsed by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), throughout the United States. By gathering information from students in a library school program, students in various ALA divisions, professors in NCATE-accredited programs and practicing school librarians, and by reflecting on our own experiences, we found three questions that a successful student membership campaign must address:<br />
<br />
: § How can students find out about AASL?<br />
<br />
: § How does AASL promote its membership benefits and importance to the school library profession in order to entice students to join? <br />
<br />
: § How can AASL make it financially possible to join?<br />
<br />
===Research Results===<br />
<br />
Our research included information from library school professors, library school students, and members of ALA and AASL.<br />
<br />
====Among Faculty Members====<br />
<br />
Through in-person and email conversations with various NCATE faculty members, we discovered the following:<br />
<br />
: § Although we spoke with many faculty members who are active in AASL, only one faculty member said she actively promoted AASL in her classroom. Most promoted membership in the state school library association as an organization to join. One commented that although it had not previously occurred to her, now she would actively promote AASL.<br />
: § Faculty members pointed out that already existing student organizations focused on school libraries could steer their members toward AASL membership. However, since the health of these organizations rests on students who volunteer for leadership positions, their strength and viability is vulnerable. If motivated student leaders graduate and are not replaced, the student organizations can become less active or cease to exist.<br />
: § A faculty member pointed out that many NCATE schools have less traditional student populations. In some instances, they are first-generation college attendees or finance their own education. Joining a state school library association, even at a cost of $35 per year or so, is a financial stretch. But joining ALA, at $28 for student membership plus $20 for AASL membership on top of state membership was simply beyond the financial ability of many students.<br />
: § Some school librarians said they have found personal appearances at library schools to be their most effective method for developing new members. The appearances they spoke of were classroom presentations pursuant to an invitation from a library school faculty member.<br />
: § Many students are unaware of AASL and its benefits.<br />
<br />
====Among Students====<br />
<br />
A small sampling of students at Simmons College showed that most were not very aware of the existence of AASL, far less of its importance to the profession and benefits to members. They had a stronger understanding of the benefits of a campus student group that is associated with the Massachusetts School Library Association. This resonated with conversations held with faculty members at various schools, some of whom reported their practice of promoting state associations more than AASL.<br />
<br />
Many school library students are aware of their state association as a source of scholarships, reduced prices for students to attend state conferences, networking, job listings, and on the job assistance. <br />
<br />
Some university programs have student-sustained groups that are affiliates of the state association. These often lack permanence, as dedicated student leaders who graduate are not always replaced by equally committed incoming students. <br />
<br />
====Observing Practices of Other ALA Groups====<br />
<br />
State school librarian associations are separate, autonomous entities that are affiliates, not chapters, of AASL. Therefore, the state association and AASL have separate, independent dues requirements. Further, membership in ALA is a prerequisite to membership in AASL. Therefore, in order to join the state school library association and AASL, a library school student must pay dues to three organizations. This can be prohibitive. The single dues payment needed to join the state association can be an attractive alternative. This leads to a delicate balance. The goal of AASL properly should be to encourage membership in all three of these organizations and therefore to work in partnership with state organizations and ALA to recruit student members.<br />
<br />
===Recommended Action Steps===<br />
<br />
We recommend a three-pronged program for attracting and retaining student members. The first prong is to develop student awareness of AASL; the second is to promote appreciation of AASL values and benefits; and the third is to set a price that makes joining AASL affordable to the vast majority of library school students.<br />
<br />
===='''Develope Student Awareness'''====<br />
<br />
AASL must be active, first, in understanding the needs and desires of both library school students and practicing school librarians, and second, in communicating how AASL serves its members through its longstanding commitment to developing and sustaining programs that address these needs and desires. A successful membership program must bring AASL’s message to library school students and not expect that many of these students would learn about AASL on their own.<br />
<br />
=====''Recommendations:''=====<br />
<br />
: § Implement a faculty advisor for student school library organizations on all ALA and NCATE campuses. These faculty advisors would provide continuity across time and also serve as local advocates for both state and national membership. AASL could consider supporting these faculty advisors by providing complimentary or reduced membership fees and/or conference attendance fees.<br />
: § Provide AASL-created paperwork templates for university student school library groups, including constitutions, by-laws, recruitment posters and other promotional materials such as pamphlets and flyers to make establishment of a student chapter easier.<br />
: § Create a PowerPoint presentation that outlines the values of membership in AASL and ALA that can be shown on campus and at state school library organizations. Use the membership benefits outlined by Cyndi Phillip in her President’s Column in the March/April 2007 edition of Knowledge Quest as an outline.<br />
: § Encourage library science school deans and department heads to include in orientation sessions for new students a presentation about the value of membership in local, state, and national professional associations.<br />
: § Promoting the value and benefits of membership in ALA should be part of all professional training programs in library science, regardless of whether the school is NCATE accredited.<br />
: § Include AASL student membership flyers in student registration packets at state conferences.<br />
: § Staff an ALA/AASL booth at state school library association conferences.<br />
: § Invite state school library associations to partner with AASL in offering membership package discounts to those who join ALA, AASL, and the state association.<br />
: § Engage AASL’s existing new member mentoring committee to reach out to student members, ideally with a mentor in their home state to develop the networking/job opportunity areas identified by students as a major reason for joining a professional association.<br />
: § Encourage NCATE deans to promote AASL membership to their students through existing department listservs and publications.<br />
: § Revise the AASL recruitment Web page (http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aasleducation/recruitmentlib/aaslrecruitment.htm) to include a list of the benefits of AASL membership. This page could be improved with refreshed content, updated links (some do not work), and a clearer presentation of the message that “AASL helps make you a better school librarian.” <br />
: § Implement AASL-sponsored scholarships, which show students an immediate benefit to AASL membership. Scholarships could stipulate that recipients will make a commitment to AASL by promising to serve on an AASL committee for four years after graduation.<br />
<br />
===='''Communicate Benefits of AASL Membership to Students'''====<br />
<br />
Our surveys showed that concern about finding a job is a major motivation for students who join a state school library association. However, students are also interested in looking beyond job searches to the duties they will perform on the job following graduation. Other areas of interest include developing expertise in collaboration with classroom teachers, developing a strong relationship with the school administration, and integrating technology with the teaching of information literacy and critical thinking skills. AASL must communicate to library school students that membership includes access to people and programs that address all the professional needs and concerns of library school students and practicing school librarians.<br />
<br />
=====''Recommendations:''=====<br />
<br />
: § Promote Knowledge Quest, AASL’s journal for members, as an ongoing source of professional development in all areas of practice. Additionally, promote American Libraries, the ALA publication for members.<br />
: § Distribute past issues of Knowledge Quest and American Libraries at state school library association conferences; send copies to student organizations on library school campuses.<br />
: § Promote the AASL blog as a source of up-to-the-minute information about the profession.<br />
: § Promote participation in AASL conferences as a source of ongoing networking and professional development (membership includes reduced price conference registration).<br />
: § Promote ALA and AASL as a source of ongoing knowledge and for maintaining connection with other school librarians after graduation from library school. Unlike public or academic librarians who usually have colleagues at their workplace, a school librarian is often the only library professional in the school. AASL can help sustain a sense of community among school librarians.<br />
: § Promote the value of AASL in developing a national perspective on school library trends and issues that can inform and/or transcend a particular region’s pedagogic and economic challenges.<br />
: § Encourage universities to include in their practicum curriculum a conversation about the value of membership in professional associations.<br />
: § Share copies of Cyndi Phillips’ President’s Column from the March/April 2007 copy of Knowledge Quest, which outlines the benefits of ALA and AASL membership. <br />
<br />
===='''Remove Financial Barriers to Membership'''====<br />
<br />
Graduate students are probably the poorest people on campus. Unlike their undergraduate counterparts, library science students often finance their own education with limited parental financial support. Some library science students have concerns about the amount of their undergraduate and/or graduate loans and accordingly are careful about incurring additional expenses. Some have the expense of child care while they are in school. Therefore, minimizing financial barriers to AASL membership is the third essential component of this plan.<br />
<br />
=====''Recommendations:''=====<br />
<br />
: § Conduct a study to determine the dollar amount that makes membership in a state association, ALA and AASL affordable to the vast majority of library school students. <br />
: § Seek financing alternatives such as offering a package price so that a student who shows proof of membership in a state association receives a reduced price for ALA and AASL membership. Additionally, encourage state associations to reduce their dues for students who exercise this option.<br />
: § While new alternatives and partnership arrangements are being sought, implement a new AASL student membership rate that is no more than 50% the price of ALA student membership. For example, current ALA student membership is $28; accordingly, AASL student membership should not exceed $14.<br />
: § Reduce AASL’s cost-per-student-member by sending Knowledge Quest to student members as a PDF instead of as a print document. Today’s students are e-savvy and are accustomed to receiving information electronically. Electronic distribution to students reduces postage and printing costs.<br />
: § Encourage current AASL members to contribute an additional $5 or $10 to supplement AASL membership.<br />
: § Encourage current AASL members to “adopt a student” by covering a student’s ALA and AASL membership fees in their entirety.<br />
: § To stimulate membership, award each university program one free AASL conference membership. This would be awarded by a lottery open to all students at that university who join AASL. A few extra participants in this large national conference will not overly burden the conference. Encourage the university to provide a stipend to assist with housing and travel.<br />
<br />
===Areas for Future Study===<br />
As the team worked to assemble these recommendations, a few related questions arose that would benefit from future study and investigation:<br />
<br />
: § How can the ideas behind this proposal work to enhance AASL membership among practicing school librarians?<br />
: § What is the current relationship between ELMSS (ALA’s Educators of Library Media Specialists Section, including NCATE faculty members) and AASL membership efforts? How can this existing section help to streamline implementation at NCATE schools?<br />
: § What do practicing school librarians perceive as the value of ALA membership, the prerequisite to AASL membership? Recent discussions on the non-ALA listserv LM_NET (http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/) indicate a perception among school librarians that ALA membership holds little or no value for them. They cite the low profile of AASL and its members in American Libraries as indicative of ALA’s indifference to school librarians.<br />
:: - What can be done to include more material about school library achievements and concerns in American Libraries? <br />
:: - More generally, what can be done to raise the perception of value of ALA membership for student and practicing school librarians? <br />
: § What can be done to raise the level of participation and personal investment in ALA activities among AASL members? Participation of AASL members in ALA activities is seen as low. An example is the historically low voter turnout of AASL members in ALA elections, despite the relatively large size of AASL.<br />
<br />
===Conclusion===<br />
<br />
By implementing steps from each of the three areas, we are confident that AASL can develop stronger and more meaningful relationships with its student members.<br />
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==Comments and Feedbacks at the Poster Session==<br />
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: - What about partnering with teacher associations like NEA, NCTE, etc.? Most school librarians are/were teachers.<br />
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: - I like your idea of members subsidizing a sponsoring student memberships.</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:EmilyWeiss&diff=7629User:EmilyWeiss2008-12-22T19:16:31Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by LialbAsnor (Talk); changed back to last version by EmilyWeiss</p>
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<div>Currently, I'm the [http://www.darienlibrary.org/lpbfellowship/ Louise Parker Berry Fellow] at the [http://www.darienlibrary.org/ Darien Library] in Darien, CT. As the fellow I divide my time between the Information and Circ Depts and several projects, including the [http://www.darien.org/communitymatters/blog/ Darien Community Matters blog]. I just wrote a [http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6417307.html Library Journal article]about the fellowship.<br />
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My fellowship ends on August 31, so I'm job searching too.<br />
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I received my MSLS from [http://sils.unc.edu/ UNC Chapel Hill] in 2005. Before library school, I spent three years as a legislative aide in the [http://www.mass.gov/legis/ Massachusetts Legislature].</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_II&diff=7628Project II2008-12-22T19:16:10Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by ElertAacva (Talk); changed back to last version by Thelen</p>
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<div>== '''Topic: Funding: Innovation &amp; Advocacy (What are innovative ways of funding public libraries?)''' ==<br />
<br />
==The Team==<br />
<br />
===Emerging Leader Participants===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/User:Srfeldman '''Sarah Feldman'''] <br />
* '''Romina Gutierrez'''<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Siobhanlryan '''Siobhan Ryan'''] <br />
* '''Sarah Sledge''' - ''On Hiatus''<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/Lana_Thelen '''Lana Thelen''']<br />
<br />
===Team Mentor===<br />
'''Mary Pergander'''<br />
I am a public library director. My first public library was underfunded, and we had to raise money to do routine projects like update technology. I have also successfully obtained grants. In my former life, I was heavily involved in fund-raising. I am here to support you in any way I can, and I am certain I will learn, too!<br />
What ideas have you had so far, and what progress is being made? How did your time together at ALA go?<br />
<br />
===Staff Liaison===<br />
'''Greta Southard'''<br />
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==Display Products==<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/1/13/ELII-brochure.pdf Library Funding: Innovation &amp; Advocacy Brochure]<br />
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<br />
==Innovative Funding Ideas==<br />
<br />
===[[Top Innovative Funding Methods]]===<br />
:''Working List'' - top eight selected topics with further discussion (each group member assigned 2)<br />
<br />
===[[Top 10 Innovative Funding Methods for Public Libraries]]===<br />
:''Complete List''<br />
<br />
==Timeline==<br />
<br />
'''Our Project:'''<br />
1 list, comprised of 8 innovative funding methods drawing from fundraising through private donations and funding through public means. <br />
<br />
At our Poster Session on June 22, 2007 we will have a table that will have a brochure and a poster of our findings in addition to a spiral wishing well provided by Divnick.<br />
<br />
'''Timeline:'''<br />
:Personal Bio &amp; Picture (e-mail to Siobhan: siobhanlryan@gmail.com): '''Friday, May 25th''' <br />
:Final Text of (Edits): '''Monday, May 28th''' <br />
:First Draft Design of Brochure, Poster, Bio Poster: '''Friday, June 8th''' <br />
:''Group Chat: Choose time between '''Saturday, June 9th and Thursday, June 14th''''' <br />
:Final Design of Brochure, Poster, Bio Poster: '''Friday, June 15th''' <br />
:Brochure, Poster &amp; Bio Poster Goes to Printer: '''No Later than Monday, June 18th'''(*contingent on time printer will take)<br />
:Meeting prior to Presentation: '''Thursday, June 21:''' <br />
:Our Presentation!!!: '''Friday, June 22:''' <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Logistics:'''<br />
<br />
Set-up of Table (6 foot long table) <br />
<br />
'''Other:'''<br />
<br />
Update date wiki with content of Poster and Brochure<br />
<br />
==Meeting Minutes==<br />
<br />
Since our first meeting on January 22, 2007 in Seattle our group has:<br />
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1. Defined what libraries are considered public libraries.<br />
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2. Identified how public libraries are funded in general <br />
:82% Local Resources (Most by the Property <br />
:10% State Sources<br />
:1% Federal Sources<br />
:8% Other Sources (like Monetary Gifts/Donations, Interest, Library Fines/Fees, Grants)<br />
:Source, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Public Libraries in the United States, 200<br />
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3. Performed a literature scan of public library fundraising. <br />
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===March 13, 2007=== <br />
6pm Romina hosted a Conference Call. <br />
The following is a summary of our conversation. It includes our goals, individual team member’s responsibilities, a general timeline and future mode of communication.<br />
[[3-13 Minutes]]<br />
<br />
===April 4, 2007===<br />
'''Meebo Chat''': Reviewed List of Private Funding Ideas <br />
<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media: Tuesday April 3.doc]]<br />
<br />
'''To Do's before the next chat'''<br />
:Everyone votes on their top 5 private funding suggestions <br />
:Everyone adds new suggestions to the public funding suggestions<br />
<br />
===April 9, 2007===<br />
'''Agenda: Monday April 9th at 7:30 am'''<br />
:We will determine top 5 on each side<br />
:Each person will choose 1 public and 1 private idea to expand on<br />
:Remaining 2 will be distributed to the people not designing the brochure or poster<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media: Monday April 9.doc]]<br />
:Project renamed to: Funding: Innovation &amp; Advocacy<br />
:Each member will expand/work an action plan on their volunteered list item from Private Funding: <br />
:::LT 1, Adopt a Call Number<br />
:::SF 15, Wishing Well <br />
:::SR 7, Books2Eat<br />
:::RG 17, Endowed library staff position<br />
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===April 17, 2007===<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media: April 17.doc]]<br />
:Shared progress on each list item<br />
:Chose how many on each list: 8 (maybe 10, will revisit number at next chat) <br />
:Distributed work for remaining list items<br />
<br />
'''Timeline, April 23-May 4''' <br />
:E-mail check-in, Monday April 23rd <br />
:E-mail explanations of each member's 2 group items, Wednesday May 2 (''pushed to May 14th after May 4th chat'')<br />
<br />
===May 4, 2007===<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media:May 4.doc]]<br />
<br />
:Lana has volunteered to design Brochure<br />
:Romina &amp; Siobhan are continuing writing 2 list items<br />
:Sarah &amp; Lana will continue to add &amp; edit to their list items<br />
:Sarah will contact Wishing Well Company to ''borrow'' a well for conference and begin template of personal bio mini-poster<br />
<br />
===May 21, 2007===<br />
Due to technical difficulties with Meebo, group had an &quot;e-mail session&quot;<br />
Remaining Tasks were Delegated:<br />
:Lana: Brochure, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
:Romina: Edits, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
:Sarah: Poster, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
:Siobhan: Bio Poster, Personal Bio &amp; Picture<br />
<br />
Questions from Meeting:<br />
Text &amp; Design of Posters and Brochure:<br />
::a. Text on Brochure: 3-4 sentences on each list item?<br />
::b. Brochure: Tri-fold or 4 page brochure<br />
::c. Text on Poster: how long? Bullet format or full paragraphs?<br />
::d. How many brochures to be printed?<br />
<br />
Budget: What is our budget?<br />
Printer, Research How Much For:<br />
::a. Colored copies for brochure at Kinkos, Newton City Printer, Other Printers<br />
::b. Colored Posters with following options: mounted on foam board, laminated at Kinkos, Newton City Printer, Other Printers<br />
:::*Could print a number of color tri-fold brochures in-house and bring to conference<br />
:::*Could ask printer to do the job for free in exchange for free advertisement<br />
<br />
FYI: <br />
:Design: Use Adobe InDesign (hard to use and hard to get), Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft PowerPoint, www.scribus.net (open source)<br />
===June 14, 2007===<br />
'''Record of Chat''' [[Media:Thursday, June 14.doc]]<br />
:All group members will print and fold 50 copies of the brochure and bring to session <br />
:Lana emailed final brochure<br />
:Siobhan will bring bio poster pre-mounted on foam board for our session and will bring a few stack ends <br />
:Romina will have both spiral well and poster of innovative funding methods delivered to her hotel<br />
:Sarah will e-mail final poster of innovative funding methods by Saturday, June 16th and send the final version to print at Kinkos in DC on Monday, June 17th; also she will bring wrench/plyers to assemble the well, laminated money and maybe a parking meter (depending upon its weight)<br />
<br />
All the materials will be picked-up by group at Romina's hotel during set-up time between 12-2<br />
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==[[Resources]]==</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_K&diff=7627Project K2008-12-22T19:15:13Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by NopasBocze (Talk); changed back to last version by Jmdiscala</p>
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<div>==Gurus and Greenhorns: Mentoring the Next Generation of School and Youth Services Librarians==<br />
====Project Description and Goals====<br />
With a proposal by AASL and YALSA, Project K has set out to create a mentoring program for those divisions of ALA. The project plan consists of a proposal that would create an opportunity for upcoming and recent graduates of an MLS program to be paired with an experienced school or youth services librarian. The goals of the project are the following:<br />
*Encourage participation in a formal, professional learning environment specializing in youth and school library media services<br />
*Foster the development of leadership and supervisory skills<br />
*Create new relationships and networks with professionals<br />
*Offer a continuing education opportunity<br />
*Increase involvement in professional organization(s)<br />
<br />
====Words from our contacts at AASL and YALSA====<br />
*&quot;The purpose of the mentoring program is to grow leaders in the profession and in the association. In the field of librarianship, the rate of attrition is high with the under 35 age group. They are good, qualified people who are going elsewhere.&quot; ~ Beth Yoke ~<br />
*&quot;The association needs a way to make a personal connection with new members so that they feel welcome and are offered the opportunity to engage if they so choose.&quot; ~ Julie Walker ~<br />
*Through &quot;engaging with an association of professional peers, through networking, continuing education and involvement in governance activities, school library media specialists increase their professional expertise and enhance their career.&quot; ~ Julie Walker ~<br />
<br />
==Final Project Materials==<br />
*[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/3/3b/Gurus_and_Greenhorns_Program_Brochure_Final.pdf Brochure]<br />
*[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/b/b6/ProjectKFlyer.doc Flyer]<br />
*[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/c/ca/EL_Gurus_and_Greenhorns_ForWiki_Final.doc Project Proposal]<br />
<br />
==Team Members==<br />
<br />
[[Image:project_k.jpg]]<br />
<br />
Group members [[user:jmdiscala|Jeff DiScala]], [[user:dmaismith|Deborah Smith]], [[User:Bethany_Lafferty |Bethany Lafferty]], and [[user:sarahkry|Sarah Krygier]].<br />
<br />
==[[Project Timeline]]==<br />
Outlining all of the work we completed, this is our [[Project Timeline|working timeline]]. It covers our progress from the meeting at Midwinter to the poster session at [http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2007a/home.htm ALA Annual] in Washington D.C.<br />
<br />
==Pages and Resources==<br />
<br />
===[[Titles]]===<br />
Possible titles for the project proposal, which was originally labeled Sizzling Sparks and Wise Guys.<br />
<br />
===[[Project Design and Planning]]===<br />
This section is a work in progress on the different aspects of the proposal. Here are some of the originals, comments, and edits on the different sections about stakeholders, publicity, logistics, and much more.<br />
<br />
===Working Project Pages===<br />
*[[Brochure]]<br />
*[[Flyer]]<br />
*[[Final|Final Proposal]]<br />
*[[Poster Session]]<br />
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===[[Surveys]]===<br />
We conducted a survey of impressions people had about mentoring programs and what they would like to see in a program that might come out of AASL and YALSA. We used blogs, wikis, forums, and listservs to garner responses. Here are some of the results.<br />
<br />
===Mentoring: An Annotated Bibliography===<br />
*[[Articles]] <br />
*[[Books]]<br />
*[[Other Resources]]<br />
<br />
==ALA Contacts==<br />
Julie Walker&lt;br /&gt;<br />
Beth Yoke<br />
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==Mentors==<br />
Audra Caplan&lt;br /&gt;<br />
Fran Roscello<br />
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==Project Sponsors==<br />
[http://ala.org/aasl/ American Association of School Librarians (AASL)] and [http://ala.org/yalsa/ Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Emerging_Leaders&diff=7626Emerging Leaders2008-12-22T19:14:49Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by LabodOmvar (Talk); changed back to last version by Ahniwa</p>
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<div>==The Emerging Leaders Program==<br />
<br />
[[Press Release|Press Release: ALA Announces 2009 Emerging Leader Participants.]]<br />
<br />
Applications for the 2010 Class of Emerging Leaders should be available about the middle of April 2009. <br />
<br />
===What Is the Emerging Leaders Program?===<br />
<br />
Emerging Leaders began in 2007 as one of ALA Immediate Past President [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/initiatives.html Leslie Burger’s six initiatives]. The Emerging Leaders program enables newer librarians from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups; network with peers; gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts them on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership.<br />
<br />
Connie Paul, Executive Director, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative and Maureen Sullivan, organizational consultant (Annapolis, Maryland), are spearheading the project.<br />
<br />
For more information, contact [mailto:bcalvin@ala.org Beatrice Calvin], Program Officer, ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment.<br />
<br />
===How Are Emerging Leaders Chosen?===<br />
The selection committees seek diversity based on geography, gender, ethnicity and type of library. They pay particular attention to, and value candidates' statements as well as those of their references.<br />
<br />
[[Application Information]]<br />
&lt;hr&gt;<br />
<br />
<br />
==2009 Class of Emerging Leaders Information==<br />
*[[2009 Emerging Leaders Program]]<br />
*[[2009 Participants]]<br />
*[[2009 Projects Page|2009 Projects]]<br />
<br />
==2008 Class of Emerging Leaders Information==<br />
*[[2008 Emerging Leaders Program]] (Completed June 2008 at ALA Annual in Anaheim)<br />
*[[Participants by Name|2008 Participants]]<br />
*[[2008_Emerging_Leaders_Program#Projects|2008 Projects]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==2007 Class of Emerging Leaders Information==<br />
*[[2007 Emerging Leaders Program]] (Completed June 2007 at ALA Annual in Washington D.C.)<br />
*[[2007 Participants]]<br />
*[[2007 Projects Page|2007 Projects]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==Documents and Resources==<br />
===ALA===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Acronyms ALA Acronyms] Explained--<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/b/be/ALAGovernanceStructure.pdf ALA Governance Structure] (17KB PDF)<br />
* [[Volunteering for Committees]] (including division and roundtable committees)<br />
* Complete list of conference scholarships available from ALA [http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/grants/pubresearchtravel/index.cfm]<br />
<br />
===Leadership and Librarianship===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/9/9d/LeadershipInTheNationalArena.pdf Leadership in the National Arena] by Maureen Sullivan (1.1MB PDF)--<br />
* Rachel Singer Gordon's ''[http://www.lisjobs.com/nextgen/ The NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide]''<br />
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===Handouts from Seattle, WA 2007 Midwinter Meeting===<br />
*[http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2007/Cognotes-Sun-Jan21.pdf Emerging Leaders Program Debuts, Cognotes, 1/21/07, p. 17]<br />
<br />
===Q &amp; A===<br />
A wiki page for ELs to submit [[Q &amp; A|questions and answers]] to one another about any aspect of their projects or the program in general.<br />
<br />
===Tools for Projects===<br />
* Project Management Software - If you are looking for software to pull together timelines, tasks, and group chat features, a great resource is a free account from [http://www.basecamphq.com BaseCamp].<br />
* ALA's own ''Online Communities'' is a virtual workplace open to all ALA Members. You can request a community and set it up with chat, forums, announcements, and more. Visit http://communities.ala.org, and login with your ALA website login (usually your member number) and website password. Not sure what they are or want them changed? Call ALA Member and Customer Service at 1-800-545-2433, press 5 to get MACS, and then 4 to update your profile. To bypass the learning curve involved in setting up a new community, request administrator training from [mailto:lgruenberg@ala.org Louise Gruenberg], ALA's e-learning instructional designer.<br />
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* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/2007_Projects_Page Link to 2007 projects page]<br />
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<br />
==Additional Resources==<br />
* Keep up-to-date with the latest announcements about the program on the [http://blogs.ala.org/emergingleaders.php Emerging Leaders Blog]. You can also subscribe to the Blog's RSS feed, which is http://blogs.ala.org/emergingleaders.php?tempskin=_rss2.<br />
* [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/emerging_leaders.html Leslie Burger's Emerging Leaders page]<br />
* [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/documents/EmergingLeadersInvitation.pdf Original Letter of Invitation from ALA President Leslie Burger] (151KB PDF)<br />
* [http://www.cjrlc.org/ELNegotiationDocuments/Art_of_Negotiation.doc The Art of Negotiation by Maureen Sullivan]<br />
*[http://www.cjrlc.org/ELNegotiationDocuments/Collaborative_Negotiation_Guideline.doc Negotiation Guidelines by Maureen Sullivan]<br />
* For more information, email [mailto:emergingleaders@ala.org emergingleaders@ala.org] .<br />
* '''''Stay up to date with additions to this site''''' - subscribe to the [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;feed=rss RSS feed!] [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;feed=rss http://blogs.ala.org/syndicated-feed-icon.gif]<br />
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<div>'''Structure'''&lt;br/&gt; [[Structure Comments]]<br />
(to include some background information from the sources used in research process; [[Protocol]] will be more detailed)&lt;br/&gt;<br />
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Many mentoring programs exist, however, their efficacy in creating a positive mentoring experience depends on certain provisions and actions taken to ensure that all parties involved in the relationship are aware of and agree upon certain criteria. Mentor/National Mentoring Partnership (www.mentoring.org) is an organization that seeks to provide role models to children so those children will find success in life. The organization has researched and created a document called ''Elements of Effective Practice'' which outlines the best practices for a mentoring program. With this and other resources in mind, the committee recommend the program incorporate the following components.&lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
''Program Management''&lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
Whether there exists a single moderator or a moderating body, there must exist a means for the members of the program to redress grievances about their particular coupling, turn to for counsel, to maintain the tools used for communication, to evaluate the program adopt necessary changes. The committee recommends that a governing body, rather than a single individual head this program. This team should convene on a regular basis to review program operations&lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
YALSA and AASL will implement the mentoring program. Representatives from both divisions should manage the program because public librarianship and librarianship in secondary schools require different, although certainly related, skill sets and face different challenges. In order to pair participants most successfully, at least one expert in each field should be on the management team. The team should communicate regularly in order to maintain a high quality program. &lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
Included in the governing body should be an expert in technology. Thanks to modern technology there are several options for the mentors and mentees to communicate with each other. A technology expert should keep up to date with advances in technology, know how to create and manipulate communications technology, and troubleshoot those modes that are provided by the mentoring program. The technology expert should not be the same person who manages the program. He/She should also be able to maintain a central Web page for the program (updating content).&lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
Other task required by the management team are:&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Matching mentors with mentees&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Protecting and maintaining records of participants&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Providing discussion topics&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Mediating &lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Distributing and compiling evaluations&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Create training workshops and orientation for mentors&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Organizing receptions at ALA Annual and Midwinter meetings&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Finance management&lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
''Cost Analysis''&lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
Before implementing this program, a cost analysis is in order to determine the financial feasibility of providing a mentoring program. Areas of consideration include:&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Length of mentoring program (how many years will it exist)&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*The future of technology&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Resources provided by ALA&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Advertising costs&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Materials costs (ie printing, manuals)&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Formal training workshops at ALA&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Orientations and receptions for participants at ALA Annual and Midwinter&lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
A cost analysis may affect the magnitude of and the services provided by this program. Also, a system of managing finances is necessary if money is required to carry out this program.&lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
''Recruitment''<br />
<br />
There are many places from which to recruit the program management team, mentors, and mentees. Methods of recruitment may be more selective for the initial year of the mentoring program. The program should not take on more than it can handle its first couple of years.<br />
<br />
Members of the management team should come from the membership of YALSA and AASL. The management team may provide the role of mediator or be asked to offer topics for discussion. These tasks would require more seasoned professionals. The leadership of YALSA and AASL may want to extend personal invitations to the members they think have enough experience and commitment to co-chair the management team. The team member that serves as the technology expert may not require many years in the library profession, rather experience and enthusiasm about technology. Other team members may include newer professionals so that the team has a balance of experience and represents the participants (mentors and mentees) in the program. <br />
<br />
Mentors may be found through personal invitation and/or advertising. Advertisements may be placed in library and school library journals, state/regional/national library and school conferences, and via listservs for library and school organizations. One recommended requirement of mentors is that they belong to the divisions most concerned with this program, YALSA and AASL. Membership in these professional organization signify a desire to contribute to as well as benefit from the field of young adult librarianship. They will also help provide a network to the green young adult librarian.<br />
<br />
Mentees may be contacted through institutions that provide ALA-accredited library and information programs. Many of these institutions use listservs and email to communicate with students. These institutions also tend to have ALA Student chapters. Also career placement services may direct aspiring librarians and recent graduates to this mentoring program. <br />
<br />
After the initial year or two of the program, a more rigorous recruitment process can be created. <br />
<br />
''Application Process''&lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
Application materials may include providing a resume and letters of recommendation. Mentees should be in school, whether they are in undergraduate school pursuing an interest in the field or in a graduate program to become information professions, or be new in the field. Mentors should have experience and accomplishments that prove their interest and commitment to providing information services to youth. Mentors should also be active members of YALSA and AASL.<br />
<br />
An application process that takes into account personality, interests, experience, and career goals from both the mentor and the mentees should be administered. Evaluations completed by participants in some mentoring programs suggest that mentees be matched up with mentors with similar career goals, interests, and who live in the same region. Below are potential questions to ask applicants.<br />
<br />
<br />
Mentor<br />
* What do I expect from my mentee?&lt;br/&gt;<br />
* What characteristics will I bring to the relationship?&lt;br/&gt;<br />
* What do I expect to gain from the program?&lt;br/&gt;<br />
* What are my areas of expertise?&lt;br/&gt;<br />
* What are my three most significant career-related accomplishments?&lt;br/&gt;<br />
* Where do I live?&lt;br/&gt;<br />
* What is my preferred method(s) of communication?&lt;br/&gt;<br />
* Do I have the support from my employer to participate in this program?&lt;br/&gt;<br />
* Number of years of experience.&lt;br/&gt;<br />
* How much time do I have to spare each month to invest in this relationship?&lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
Mentee<br />
* What do I expect from my mentor?<br />
* What characteristics will I bring to the relationship?<br />
* What do I expect from the program?<br />
* What are my career goals?<br />
* Where do I live?<br />
* What is my preferred method(s) of communication?<br />
* How much time do I have to spare each month to invest in this relationship?<br />
<br />
Examples of applications used in successful mentoring programs can be found in Appendix ___. &lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
''Contract''&lt;br/&gt;<br />
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To ensure that both mentors and mentees are aware of and agree upon the expectations and minimum requirements of the mentoring relationship, a contract will be signed by each party. The contract should spell out the following elements:&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Minimum requirements of the program&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Grievance procedure&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Goals and objectives of the program&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Goals and objectives for specific to each pairing&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*The time frame for the relationship&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*Frequency of communication&lt;br/&gt;<br />
*A description of the appropriate relationship between mentor and mentee&lt;br/&gt;<br />
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''Suggested modes of communication''<br />
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Mentors and mentees will be expected to meet face-to-face at the beginning of the term. Additional face-to-face meetings may be arranged by the program management team at ALA Midwinter. Mentors and mentees that can may decide to meet face-to-face as able. &lt;br/&gt;<br />
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With today's technology, partnerships and the program management team should have be able to communicate from a distance. It is reasonable to expect that all parties will have email addresses. Other modes of communication may be provided by the program itself, such as a blog, discussion board, and wiki. Use of the telephone may be considered, although should be incorporate with thought.&lt;br/&gt;<br />
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''Location''&lt;br/&gt;<br />
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The majority of meetings will be virtual. However, all participants should be required to meet face-to-face at ALA Annual. Other face-to-face meetings may be arranged as desired by each partnership. &lt;br/&gt;<br />
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''Term length''&lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
Participation in the program will last for one year, beginning at ALA Annual and ending at the following ALA Annual.&lt;br/&gt; <br />
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''Evaluation''&lt;br/&gt;<br />
<br />
The program should evaluate itself frequently to ensure that it is providing the best service possible. Evaluation forms should be submitted on a regular basis, such as at the middle and at the expiration of a partnership. Participants should be encouraged to communicate with the project team as often as desired. Great efforts should be taken to adjust the program so that it will benefit the most people.&lt;br/&gt;<br />
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Evaluations should focus on the general experience of the program, its processes and outcomes, and summarize findings.&lt;br/&gt;<br />
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[[Project Design and Planning]]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Jodie&diff=7624User:Jodie2008-12-22T19:14:01Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by LetorIctro (Talk); changed back to last version by Jodie</p>
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<div>Hi. I'm the Young Adult librarian at the Jarrettsville Branch of Harford County Public Library in Maryland. I received my MLIS in June but I was a Library Associate for three and a half years before becoming a librarian. Working with the teens is incredibly rewarding and I love it, but I'm also interested in learning about other roles in the librarian profession. I'm looking forward to working with all of you.</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Jmdiscala&diff=7623User:Jmdiscala2008-12-22T19:13:38Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by RoelcAliac (Talk); changed back to last version by Jmdiscala</p>
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<div>== Jeff DiScala ==<br />
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[[Image:jmdiscala.jpg|right]]<br />
I have just completed my MLS at the [http://www.umd.edu University of Maryland]. My focus was in school media and, now having graduated, I hope to go into the middle school grades. Say what you want about students at that age, but they can be a lot of fun and are making so many enriching connections in the curriculum. I am completing my employment as a graduate assistant for the [http://umuc.edu/library/library.shtml library] at the [http://www.umuc.edu University of Maryland University College] (distance ed. within the UM system), and recently completed my field study for school media in three different schools in Maryland.<br />
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I am hoping the Emerging Leaders experience will provide an opportunity for me to become more involved in ALA and particularly [http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslindex.htm AASL], who sponsored me for the program (many thanks to them!). [[Project K]] is looking to be an interesting one and I'm excited about working with my group members (sorry if this is starting to sound like a cover letter and not a user profile).<br />
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When I'm not working on this sort of stuff and school, I tend to be playing frisbee golf, watching too many movies, wishing I were blogging more regularly (but not actually blogging), and reading graphic novels (and other books too, I guess).<br />
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Further info: <br />
* [[Project K]]<br />
* jeffdiscala [at] gmail [dot] com</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Trends_in_Librarianship_as_a_Career&diff=7622Trends in Librarianship as a Career2008-12-22T19:13:01Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by DronoUacbo (Talk); changed back to last version by Slprahl</p>
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<div>[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/Draft_of_ACRL_Recruitment_and_Retention_Wiki Return to ACRL Recruitment and Retention Wiki Homepage]<br />
==Overview==<br />
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DRAFT: This section is devoted to identifying trends in the recruitment and retention of academic librarians. In doing so, it touches on many contentious issues. What are the generational differences between boomer and millenial librarians? Is the MLIS necessary? What abut advanced subject degrees? How important is faculty status to academic librarians? And what role are new librarians playing in changing library management practices? While the section is largely focused on issues and resources relevant to early career librarians, those in hiring/management positions and other interested parties will find the information included here helpful as it underscores issues related to career development encountered by most academic librarians at some point in their careers.<br />
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==Specific Issues==<br />
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===Shortage of Librarians===<br />
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*Anthony, P. L. and J. A. Garbs (2005). A scarce resource? A study of academic cataloger recruitment. ''Cataloging &amp; Classification Quarterly'', 41(1), 45-62. <br />
* Hewitt, J. A., B. B. Moran, and M. E. Marsh. (2003). Finding our replacements: One institution's approach to recruiting academic librarians. ''portal: Libraries and the Academy''. 3(2), 179-189.<br />
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===Generational Issues===<br />
* Arsenault, P. M. Validating generational differences: A legitimate diversity and leadership issue. (2004, March) ''Leadership &amp; Organization Development Journal'' 25(2), 124-141. <br />
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* Davis, K. (2006, December) whY generation: The millennial librarian, or the Future of Library Management. Pathways and Possibilities Conference.<br />
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* Lenzini, R. T. (2002, July-August) [http://infotoday.com/searcher/jul02/lenzini.htm The graying of the library profession: A survey of our professional association and their responses.] ''Searcher'' 10(7). <br />
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* Mosley, P. A. (2002) Shedding the stereotypes: Librarians in the 21st century. ''Reference Librarian'', 78, 167-176.<br />
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* Pankl, R. R. (2004) Baby boom generation librarians. ''Library Management'', (25)4-5, 215-222.<br />
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* Schulman, S. (2007) Crossing the generational divide: engaging “young” employees in your organization. ''Development and Learning in Organizations'', 21(2), 7-9. <br />
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* Singer Gordon, R. (2006) ''The NextGen librarian's survival guide''. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc.<br />
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===Is the MLIS Necessary?===<br />
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*Knowlton, S. P. and B. Imamoto. (2006). [http://www.ala.org/ACRLtemplate.cfm?Section=novcrl06&amp;Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&amp;ContentFileID=82782 Recruiting non-MLS graduate students to academic librarianship]. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 67(6), 561-570.<br />
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*Miller, L. K. (2006) On my mind: A fight to our death. ''American Libraries'', 37(4), 27.<br />
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*Henriques, P. (2006) What's wrong with LIS?. ''Library Journal'', 131(20), 84.<br />
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*Oder, N. (2003). New movement for Ph.D.'s to work in academic libraries. ''Library Journal'', 128(11), 16-17.<br />
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*Berry III, J. N. (2003). But don't call 'em &quot;librarians&quot;. ''Library Journal'', 128(18), 34-36.<br />
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===The value of advanced subject degree(s)===<br />
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*Jones, P. J., B. W. Mitchell, J. A. Major. (1998). Academic graduate work in academic librarianship: Historicizing ACRL's terminal degree statement. ''Journal of Academic Librarianship'', 24(6), 437-448.<br />
*Mayer, J. and L. J. Terrill. (2005). Academic librarians' attitudes about advanced-subject degrees. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 66(1), 59-73.<br />
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===Academic Librarians and faculty status===<br />
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*Henry, E. C. and D. M. Caudle. (1994). Tenure and turnover in academic libraries. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 55(5), 429-435.<br />
*Weaver-Meyers, P. (2002). [http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crljournal/backissues2002b/january02/weaver.pdf Conflict resolution: A case study about academic librarians and faculty status]. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 63(1), 25-34.<br />
*Welch, J. M.and F. L. Mozenter. (2006). Loosening the ties that bind: Academic librarians and tenure. ''College &amp; Research Libraries'', 67(2), 164-176.<br />
*Cary, S. (2001). Faculty rank, status, and tenure for librarians. ''College &amp; Research Libraries News'', 62(5), 510<br />
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===New Librarians and Management===<br />
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*Matheson, H. (2007). Promoting (for) change: New academic librarians in managerial roles. ''Feliciter'', 53(2), 70-72.<br />
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*Gordon, R. S. (2004). Move mountains. ''Library Journal'', 129(15), 42.<br />
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*Gordon, R. S. (2005). ''The accidental library manager''. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc.</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=List_of_Tools&diff=7621List of Tools2008-12-22T16:05:18Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by TroccNazel (Talk); changed back to last version by Mlboule</p>
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<div>&lt;p&gt;'''A Pro/Con List of Available Tools'''&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;p&gt;Go back to [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/Project_P L.O.U.S. homepage]&lt;/p&gt;<br />
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== Content Management Systems ==<br />
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'''[http://drupal.org/ Drupal]'''<br />
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'''[http://www.joomla.org/ Joomla]'''<br />
<br />
I believe there is no significant difference between these two tools. It is what they can do that makes them great. With these two CMS tools you can add many different kinds of content/modules, have multiple RSS feeds, different users with various access, and many other things. These two tools have the potential to dramatically change the way we think about the web and the way we build online experiences.<br />
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== Course Management Systems==<br />
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====Blackboard==== <br />
http://www.blackboard.com<br />
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* '''Cost:''' Blackboard Enterprise, which can accomodate 1500 - 500,000 users, ranges in price from approx. $10,000 to $100,000+ depending on a number of variables. Blackboard will soon be marketing a cheaper &quot;mini version&quot; for users ranging in the hundreds with a lower cost than the Enterprise version.<br />
* '''Number of Participants:''' virtually unlimited<br />
* '''Course Features:''' Assessments, Assignments, Calendar, Course Cartridges (pre-packaged content), Discussion Board, Gradebook, E-Mail, e-Portfolios, Online Storefront (e-Commerce), Surveys, Tasks, Virtual Classroom,<br />
* '''Multiple-Language Interface:''' Yes<br />
* '''Allows Low-Tech Browser Interface:''' Yes<br />
* '''WYSIWIG Editing:''' Yes<br />
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====Moodle ====<br />
http://moodle.org/<br />
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* '''Cost:''' Free, open source. There are opportunities to donate to the Moodle Trust which funds the ongoing development of Moodle, but donations are not required to use Moodle. <br />
* '''Number of Participants:''' up to 50,000 students with multiple instructors<br />
* '''Course Features:''' Assignments, Chats, Choices (Polls), Forums, Glossaries, Journal Entries, Lessons, Quizzes, Resources, Surveys, Wikis, Workshops<br />
* '''Multiple-Language Interface:''' Yes<br />
* '''Allows Low-Tech Browser Interface:''' Yes<br />
* '''WYSIWIG Editing:''' Yes<br />
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====Sakai====<br />
http://sakaiproject.org <br />
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* '''Cost:''' Free, open source.<br />
* '''Number of Participants:''' virtually unlimited<br />
* '''Course Features:''' Announcements, Assignments, Chat Room, Drop Box, Email Archive, Forums, Grade book, Presentations, Portfolio Tools (including Forms, Glossary, Matrices, Layouts, Templates &amp; Wizards), Resources , Schedule, Threaded Discussion, Web Content, WebDAV, Wiki<br />
* '''Multiple-Language Interface:''' Yes<br />
* '''Allows Low-Tech Browser Interface:''' Yes (Internet Explorer 5.5 and newer, Netscape 7.1 and newer, Mozilla Firefox)<br />
* '''WYSIWIG Editing:''' Yes<br />
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====Sloodle====<br />
http://sloodle.com<br />
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Essentially, Sloodle is a project which integrates Moodle with Second Life, providing a “Learning System for Virtual Environments.” '''Course features''' are basically the same what Moodle offers, but with an opportunity for students to interact in a virtual, 3D classroom. The '''cost''' (free) is also the same as Moodle, but the format does not allow for '''low-tech browser interfaces'''.<br />
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== Web Conferencing ==<br />
====1videoConference ====<br />
http://1videoconference.com/<br />
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* Open source web-based audio/video conference call software <br />
* Windows only program that currently requires all users to download an installer to upgrade .NET, make sure Flash is up to date and install a certificate into IE Support for internet and telephony user videos<br />
* Software you download and install on your server<br />
* Site administrators invite users to participate in a video, voice, text chat and screen sharing web conference<br />
* Latency and sound quality are all right so far, video image quality is acceptable<br />
* Up to 6 people can participate at once by default, but the code can be changed to increase that number<br />
* Promise of integration of web conferencing into any website<br />
* Planning on offering a paid hosted version and providing support once the product is commercialized<br />
* Features: <br />
** Multiple instances of meeting <br />
** Asterisk for video communication <br />
** FMS for video communication <br />
** Native multi-point video communication server<br />
** Content management system supporting 3rd party module uploads, page designs, etc. <br />
** Chat <br />
** Co-Authering <br />
** Desktop controlling <br />
** File uploading <br />
** Polls <br />
** Whiteboard <br />
** Desktop sharing and remote monitoring <br />
** NAT and firewall traversal <br />
** Co-browsing<br />
** Video/audio conferencing<br />
** Power point presentation<br />
** Web and phone users support <br />
** Recording of sessions and automatic upload of the recordings to the web<br />
** The product now supports MSN, Yahoo and Skype participants to the video conference<br />
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====Dimdim====<br />
http://www.dimdim.com/<br />
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* Open source, in alpha<br />
* Only the presenter has to download software (attendee version is browser based)<br />
* Attendees can use either Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.5 on Windows (future versions will fully support Firefox on Mac, Linux and Windows)<br />
* Integrates Moodle and Dimdim and one can schedule, start and join Dimdim Webmeetings from a Moodle installation<br />
* There will be a Community version, free, and an Enterprise version which will have a dollar price tag to cover a range of value-adds<br />
* Features:<br />
** Presentation and document sharing <br />
** Audio and video sharing <br />
** Application sharing <br />
** Whiteboard and Annotations <br />
** Chat <br />
** Polls <br />
** Question manager <br />
** Record and Archive<br />
** Integrated voice and web cam functionality: working on making this bidirectional <br />
** DimDim is presence aware, and will integrate all major instant messaging systems. <br />
** Ajax-based web meeting console, No client-side application necessary<br />
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====Others====<br />
'''Yugma''' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
http://www.yugma.com/<br />
* Free for up to 10 attendees <br />
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'''Vyew'''&lt;br /&gt;<br />
http://vyew.com/<br />
* Free for up to 20 attendees<br />
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'''Zoho Meeting''' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
http://meeting.zoho.com/<br />
* Still in private beta<br />
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== Blogs ==<br />
These are just the most common blog platforms. There are many, many others.<br />
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===[http://blogger.com Blogger]===<br />
* hosted<br />
* free<br />
* some but not complete access to change the look and feel<br />
* individual and group blogs<br />
* can make a blog private<br />
* options for controlling comments<br />
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===[http://wordpress.org Wordpress]===<br />
* must install on your server (relatively easy)<br />
* open source (free)<br />
* has various themes that you can install and tweak endlessly<br />
* can be individual or group blog (new Wordpress MU for multiple group blogs)<br />
* plugins for spam control<br />
* options for controlling comments<br />
* various free support options<br />
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===[http://www.movabletype.org/ Movable Type]===<br />
* must install on your server<br />
* open source<br />
* individual use is free<br />
* group or organizational requires a fee<br />
* support requires an extra fee<br />
* options for controlling comments<br />
* can be individual or group blog<br />
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===[http://www.livejournal.com/ Live Journal]===<br />
* hosted<br />
* free<br />
* some but not complete access to change the look and feel<br />
* individual and group blogs<br />
* options for controlling comments<br />
* has its own community that surrounds it<br />
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== Wikis ==<br />
If you go with a hosted software, one that is housed on someone else's server, you will always have similar issues. There are usually ads and you will have less customization options. If you have to install the software, then you will be able to change the look and feel of the wiki to match your web site. You will also gain more control over the kind of access people are given. There are many other options for wiki software. For a complete list, see the [http://www.wikimatrix.org/ Wiki Matrix].<br />
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===[http://pbwiki.com PbWiki]===<br />
* hosted<br />
* free, with ads<br />
* 10mg storage space<br />
* can restrict access with passwords<br />
* with paid version, can restrict individual page access<br />
* advanced WYSIWIG<br />
* email notifications for changes<br />
* free version has limited skins<br />
* no RSS plugin<br />
* various support mechanisms<br />
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===[http://pmwiki.org PMWiki]===<br />
* requires server space<br />
* runs on PHP<br />
* open source (free)<br />
* individual page access<br />
* WYSIWIG available with a plugin<br />
* can require passwords<br />
* RSS plugin<br />
* various support mechanisms<br />
<br />
===[http://mediawiki.org MediaWiki]===<br />
* requires server space<br />
* runs on PHP<br />
* open source (free)<br />
* individual page access<br />
* WYSIWIG available with a plugin<br />
* can require passwords or accounts<br />
* RSS plugin<br />
* various support mechanisms<br />
<br />
===[http://tikiwiki.org TikiWiki]===<br />
* requires server space<br />
* runs on Perl<br />
* open source (free)<br />
* individual page access<br />
* WYSIWIG <br />
* can require passwords or accounts<br />
* RSS plugin<br />
* various support mechanisms<br />
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== Live Chat Tools ==<br />
Chat rooms allow a group of people to communicate via text-based chat in a real-time conference. There are many free and inexpensive options that provide this functionality. This section provides details about four of these tools: [[#Campfire|Campfire]], [[#Zoho_Chat|Zoho Chat]], [[#Meebo|Meebo]], and [[#AOL_Instant_Messenger_.28AIM.29|AIM]]. This section does not address the possible integration of a chat extension or module within a content management system (e.g., Drupal, Joomla). Both Moodle and Sakai, course management systems, include chat room functionality as well. Integrating asychronous chat within a course website should certainly be considered.<br />
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Of the four, stand-alone chat tools evaluated here, we recommend [[#Zoho_Chat|Zoho Chat]] since it includes the most features and is completely free. It is web-based, so participants will not need to download and install any software. In addition, it does not require an instant messaging (IM) account which is seen as an advantage since IM software and services are sometimes blocked.<br />
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=== Campfire === <br />
http://www.campfirenow.com/<br />
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Campfire is a web-based group chat service that can be accessed from any computer with a web browser. This chat service is fee-based, but it does have a free version. With a Campfire account, you can create multiple chat rooms and have up to 60 simultaneous chatters (depending on the account plan). Transcripts are ordered chronologically and searchable. Campfire also allows file sharing (file space depends on the account plan). Accounts can have an unlimited number of members who are invited via email. Members have access to transcripts and files and can be restricted to specific chat rooms if desired. Guest access can be turned on or off in individual chat rooms. Guests are invited to specific chats via email. They cannot see transcripts, nor can they see the previous conversations that took place in a chat room.<br />
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* '''Cost:''' Price ranges from free (up to 4 simultaneous chatters) to $49/month (up to 60 simultaneous chatters); No set up or termination fees<br />
* '''Download:''' No, web-based<br />
* '''Transcripts:''' Yes, searchable<br />
* '''File Sharing:''' Yes, searchable; Accounts have from 10MB to 2GB file space depending on the account plan<br />
* '''Number of Chatters:''' Up to 60; You can add an unlimited number of members to an account, but the number of simultaneous chatters is determined by the account plan<br />
* '''Registration:''' Members and guests are invited via email; Guests are only permitted in the chat room to which they were invited and do not have access to transcripts<br />
* '''Screenshot:''' [[:Image:Campfirechatroom.jpg|Campfire chat room]]<br />
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=== Zoho Chat === <br />
http://chat.zoho.com/<br />
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Zoho Chat is a free, web-based chat service that can be accessed from any computer with a web browser. You can create groups of registered Zoho users and then initiate chats with those groups. Once a chat has begun, guests can be invited to participate via a unique URL if desired. Guest access can be turned on or off. Transcripts are automatically saved in chronological order and are searchable, but they can be deleted if desired. Guests do not have access to transcripts. Previous chats can be restarted by opening up the saved transcript and continuing the conversation. Zoho Chat also allows file sharing.<br />
<br />
* '''Cost:''' Free<br />
* '''Download:''' No, web-based<br />
* '''Transcripts:''' Yes, searchable<br />
* '''File Sharing:''' Yes<br />
* '''Number of Chatters:''' ?<br />
* '''Registration:''' Optional, registered Zoho users or guests via unique URL<br />
* '''Screenshot:''' [[:Image:Zohochat.jpg|Zoho Chat]]<br />
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=== Meebo === <br />
http://www.meebo.com/<br />
<br />
Meebo is a free, web-based instant messaging (IM) service that lets you log in to all of your IM networks from any computer with a web browser. It has a group chat feature that lets anyone with an IM account create a new group chat or join an existing chat room. To use this service for group chats, everyone who needs to participate in the group chat must have an IM account with the same provider (e.g., AIM, Yahoo, etc.). The Meebo group chat does not have file sharing capability, nor can transcripts be saved. <br />
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Meebo has two services which can be beneficial. The first is MeeboMe which allows a chat widget to be placed into a web page. The window will allow anyone visiting the site to IM the Meebo user from that page without signing in. Meebo also recently launched Meebo Rooms. A Meebo user can create a Meebo Room about anything and then allow certain people or everyone to join or enter the room at will. The Meebo Room interface allows the users to view embedded web pages and video inside the chat room. One of the downsides to this service is that only registered Meebo Users can use Meebo Rooms.<br />
<br />
* '''Cost:''' Free<br />
* '''Download:''' No, web-based<br />
* '''Transcripts:''' No<br />
* '''File Sharing:''' No<br />
* '''Number of Chatters:''' ?<br />
* '''Registration:''' All participants must have accounts with the same IM client<br />
* '''Screenshot:''' [[:Image:Meebogroupchat.jpg|Meebo group chat]]<br />
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=== AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) ===<br />
http://www.aim.com/<br />
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AIM is instant messaging software that you can download and install for free. This software has a chat room feature that lets you create private chat rooms for specific groups of people. All of the participants must have an AIM account. In addition, you can automatically save chat transcripts and share files.<br />
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* '''Cost:''' Free<br />
* '''Download:''' Yes<br />
* '''Transcripts:''' Yes<br />
* '''File Sharing:''' Yes<br />
* '''Number of Chatters:''' ?<br />
* '''Registration:''' All users must have an AIM account<br />
* '''Screenshot:''' [[:Image:Aimchatroom.jpg|AIM chat room]]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_Q&diff=7620Project Q2008-12-22T15:39:39Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by TrocbAsboc (Talk); changed back to last version by Jenny Levine</p>
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<div>==Description==<br />
'''National Library Camp''' - Work with Loriene Roy to do a feasibility study on the concept of creating a national library camp<br />
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==Team Members==<br />
* [[User:mascencio|Ascencio, Mario A.]] <br />
* [[User:Christy.donaldson|Donaldson, Christy]] <br />
* [[Graybill, Jolie Ogg]] <br />
* [[Ibanez, Florante Peter]]<br />
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== [http://nationallibrarycamp.blogspot.com Project BLOG Link] ==<br />
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[[User:Manong-f| Florante Peter Ibanez]], [[User:Christy.donaldson|Christy Donaldson]], Leslie Burger, [[Graybill, Jolie Ogg|Jolie Ogg Graybill]], and [[User:mascencio|Mario Ascencio]] <br />
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[[Image:elroy.jpg]]<br />
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[[Graybill, Jolie Ogg|Jolie Ogg Graybill]], [[User:Christy.donaldson|Christy Donaldson]], [[User:Manong-f| Florante Peter Ibanez]], [http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~loriene/prez_elect/home.html Loriene Roy], and [[User:mascencio|Mario Ascencio]]<br />
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==Team Mentor==<br />
[http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~loriene/prez_elect/home.html Loriene Roy - ALA President-Elect]<br />
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==Staff Liaison==<br />
[mailto:kwar@ala.org Kerry Ward] - Director <br />
Admin.; Governance, budget &amp; policy matters; Membership promotions<br />
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Association for Library Trustees &amp; Advocates<br />
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==Project Sponsor==<br />
[http://ala.org/alta/ Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA)]<br />
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==Notes from 1/19/07==<br />
*Team met at Starbucks after lunch. <br />
*Action items: Talk to ALTA about their part in this project. Contact Loriene Roy and Kerry Ward to get more information about project. Gather information on other career camps.<br />
*Goal is to make recommendations by June 1st in both poster format and short paper summary.<br />
*Feasibility studies usually made up of 7 parts: Economic issues, technical issues, scheduling issues, organizational issues, cultural issues, legal issues, and marketing issues (including revenue).<br />
*Questions we have: Incentives for questionnaire participants? Who is the audience/customers of the feasibility study (ALTA, paraprofessionals, parents)?<br />
*Basic Questions for study: Age of participants (high school, middle school, college, paraprofessionals, trustees)? Place based or not? Length (week, weekend)? Multiple sessions/multiple places? Online or face-to-face?</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Talk:Emerging_Leaders&diff=7609Talk:Emerging Leaders2008-12-19T00:29:51Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by ChipaSbasc (Talk); changed back to last version by Jenny Levine</p>
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<div>Only a bunch of librarians could design a website that takes four clicks from the initial &quot;view a list of participants to get to the page that actually lists the participants.&lt;br /&gt;<br />
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I count three clicks, one of which is Mediawiki's way of doing internal navigation. How did you get four clicks?&lt;br /&gt;<br />
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A note from Connie: <br />
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Dear ELs,<br />
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I just got home from the airport and I am still elated at the great start the program got and the impact you have already made on ALA. I heard nothing but favorable comments about your attendance at committee meetings, programs, and social events. People I talked to were delighted to get to know you. Good for you!<br />
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I have also been reviewing what's been posted on the wiki in the last couple of days. Keep it up!<br />
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We could use this space for an FAQ about the program, and we could start with the questions you asked on Friday. Would anyone who posed (or remembers) a question, want to post it with the answer as you understood it? We can comment from there. I'll start:<br />
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'''<br />
Question 1: What is the purpose of the projects?'''<br />
A: Projects are meant to give you experience working on a team, help you get to know some other ELs, an ALA staff member and a mentor, and introduce you to one aspect of ALA or the profession. The project might help with a particular issue. That would be a bonus. As you work on your project, be thinking about ways other than the poster session and the wiki that you can share what you learned (as a team or individually)with the library community.<br />
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Question 2: Not from that day - Can someone post an electronic copy of the handouts? Particularly the Preparing a Project Plan document. I've written all over mine and would like to share a clean copy with co-workers. Thanks in advance. - [[user:ccbischoff|Cynthia Bischoff]], [[Project L]] - 1/31/07<br />
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Not sure the best location for this post, but I very much wanted to extend a huge (and belated) thank you to the Darien Library for hosting such a great gathering for the Emerging Leaders at MidWinter. It was an extremely generous thing to do and it was much appreciated.<br />
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== Project KK Survey ==<br />
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I just took the survey and I think you missed a very telling point - the gap between age and time an individual has been a librarian. There are many in the profession that are as old as I but few that are as new to the profession. So if the ALA demographic data is right I belong to a cohort of mature librarians with many, many years of experience, but if you arrange the data by date of degree I belong to a cohort of new librarians. The questions of the survey will not be able to differentiate this point. Too bad, and invisible group, eh?</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Project_A&diff=7601Project A2008-12-18T16:12:11Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by LetolIrolv (Talk); changed back to last version by Parsonsm</p>
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<div>==Project Description==<br />
Work with newly formed RUSA task force on membership recruitment to identify strategies for marketing the division to new members. The Emerging Leaders group would provide input and evaluations on strategies already identified, as well as new ideas for the project from the point of view of young professionals.<br />
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==Revised Project Description (draft: 1/30/07)==<br />
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Work with newly formed RUSA Task Force on Membership Recruitment to identify strategies for marketing the division to new members. The Emerging Leaders group will:<br />
* Review and provide feedback to the RUSA Board regarding the recruitment strategies discussed in the ''Report of the RUSA Board Subcommittee on Membership Recruitment'' [RUSA Board of Directors, 2006 / B0638 / Action].<br />
* Identify and present additional recruitment strategies (if any) to the RUSA Board. <br />
* Select a recruitment strategy and create an implementation plan for the RUSA Board to carry out. <br />
* Develop more fully one or two additional recruitment strategies, possibly creating implementation plans and/or products.<br />
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==Team Members and Roles==<br />
* Antell, Karen: write up the findings<br />
* [[User:dberdaner|Berdaner, Daniel]]: monitor the work of the team<br />
* Fazli, Saima: head the poster project<br />
* [[User:Parsonsm|Parsons, Matthew]]: maintain and update the wiki/blog <br />
* [[User:Heather|Weltin, Heather]]: keep in touch with mentor and ALA contact<br />
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==Team Mentor==<br />
Bill McHugh<br />
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==Staff Liaison==<br />
Eileen Hardy<br />
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==Project Sponsor==<br />
[http://ala.org/rusa/ Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)]<br />
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==Project Notes and Resources==<br />
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[http://www.rusq.org/index.php/2007/01/16/nextgen-librarians-interviews-with-rusa-interns/ NextGen Librarians: Interviews with RUSA Interns] by RUSA President Diana Shonrock, RUSQ, Winter 2006, vol. 46, issue 2. ([http://www.rusq.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/winter06/from_the_president.pdf pdf version])<br />
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Project Brainstorming Compilation: [[Group A Brainstorm]]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Jenny_Levine&diff=7600User:Jenny Levine2008-12-18T16:11:08Z<p>Jenny Levine: Reverted edits by EllidElcba (Talk); changed back to last version by Jenny Levine</p>
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<div>I am the Internet Development Specialist and Strategy Guide at the [http://ala.org/ American Library Association], where I work jointly in the Information Technology &amp;amp; Telecommunications Services unit and the Publishing unit.<br />
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I am also the author of [http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian], a blog that helps librarians understand the impact of ubiquitous, always-on internet (and hence ubiquitous, always-on information) on our profession. I wrote the September/October 2006 issue of ALA's [http://www.techsource.ala.org/ltr Library Technology Reports], titled [http://www.techsource.ala.org/ltr/gaming-and-libraries-intersection-of-services.html Gaming and Libraries: Intersection of Services].<br />
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I received my Masters of Library Science from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, in 1992.<br />
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Contact Information:<br />
* Email: [mailto:jlevine@ala.org jlevine@ala.org]<br />
* AIM: cybrarygal<br />
* Second Life: Cielo Paris<br />
* Phone: (312) 280-2461<br />
* Snail mail:<br />
:50 East Huron St.<br />
: Chicago, IL 60611<br />
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For the Emerging Leaders initiative, I am the ALA staff liaison to team HH, which will examine the question, &quot;What technologies will most affect libraries in the next five years?&quot;</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Group_A_Brainstorm&diff=6928Group A Brainstorm2008-09-08T21:05:27Z<p>Jenny Levine: reverted from spam</p>
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<div>== MARKETING/OUTREACH: ==<br />
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'''GENERAL:'''<br />
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*spread the word about opportunities within RUSA sections<br />
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*extensive public relations campaign to increase awareness of RUSA and RUSA sections<br />
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*motivation and mobilization at local levels<br />
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*Marketing the oblivious like meeting and or working with top administrators in the library field, potential references and meeting future collogues<br />
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*outreach to list-serves should and could benefit the association<br />
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'''SPECIFIC:'''<br />
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*develop a plan to market and publicize the video that Group CC (the other RUSA-based group), a video for recruitment to the profession that will be distributed on YouTube and other sources<br />
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*I think it would be wise for RUSA to do outreach to library school students<br />
**Contact at least one professor at each library school (either a professor who is already a member of RUSA, or at least a professor who teaches the Reference classes), and provide him or her with materials to help teach about RUSA’s excellent tools – guidelines, standards, publications<br />
**In addition to contacting a professor at each library school, cultivate a “RUSA contact person” near each library school.<br />
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*Ambassador Program<br />
**Expand the current program to allow for more participation from any RUSA member. This would allow RUSA to reach more library programs across the country. <br />
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*library schools give an area to provide information and an overview of ALA and its organization; divisions, roundtables, &amp; affiliated organizations<br />
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== RESTRUCTURING RUSA: ==<br />
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'''SPECIFIC:'''<br />
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*divide RUSA into sections across the country into six chapters and have representatives there that will be able to do outreach and mentoring to library schools students and have social gatherings to attract and recruit new members before they graduate as well as start mentoring them and creating a bond in the early life of the new professional<br />
**work through its specialized divisions and regionals sections to reach out to new professionals<br />
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*Create a RUSA New Professionals Group<br />
**Develop a group for new RUSA members. The group could have an email list, web page, and/or meet up at conferences. <br />
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== BROCHURE REVISION: ==<br />
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'''SPECIFIC:'''<br />
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*revise one panel of the membership brochure from the point of view of new professionals. This might be the panel that now describes Continuing Education, or you might come up with a new panel and figure out what might be displaced. <br />
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*What type of data should be on these brochures? Factual data is the best way to emphasis importance. Number of library schools, the people who are members, % of people from ALA who are members, even racial breakdown!<br />
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*Distribute brochures more aggressively <br />
**Create an aggressive campaign to distribute RUSA brochures to all new ALA members, to library schools, libraries across the country, and new professionals at RUSA member institutions<br />
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*Stuff to stuff in the brochure!<br />
**‘what can you get out of joining’ <br />
***In the current brochure ‘Diane Zabel’ has a spiel on the benefits. I think it should be listed out instead of a statement. <br />
**Staying current in the profession<br />
***Publications (RUSQ)<br />
***Listserve<br />
***The mentoring program<br />
***BLOG &amp; Wikis (there should be a link to these features on the brochure)<br />
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== POWERPOINT PRESENTATION: ==<br />
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*create a power point presentation that explains and shows RUSA, RUSA's history, goals, achievements, etc<br />
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== MENTORING: ==<br />
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'''GENERAL:'''<br />
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*mentoring and facilitating entry to the organization<br />
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*Leadership Opportunities<br />
**Encourage or require new members to take a leadership position with RUSA.<br />
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'''SPECIFIC:'''<br />
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*Mentor Opportunities <br />
**Provide opportunity for new RUSA members to have a mentor. Establish mentoring guidelines so that they can work together throughout the first year and meet up at conferences. Ideally mentor would be at same institution or one close by. <br />
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*RUSA New Professional Shadowing Program<br />
**Give new members and conference attendees a chance to meet a RUSA member at ALA. The idea is that they would meet with this person before and attend RUSA events with them. Could be incorporated into a new mentoring program. <br />
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== TARGETING GROUPS: ==<br />
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*Aim for the so called &quot;new professionals&quot;:<br />
**Gradute Students: (a) With Experience in the library field; (b) Without experience in the library field.<br />
**Professionals: (a) With experience working in libraries; (b) Without experience working in libraries.<br />
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*African, Latin, Asian, Native, etc., all of them hold different cultural values and face different forms of discrimination and racism, thus when we need to recruit them, we need to consider those facts...<br />
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*I like the idea of doing a LOT more outreach to “librarians of color” groups, as proposed by both Daniel and Saima<br />
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== COOPERATIVE VENTURES: ==<br />
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'''GENERAL:'''<br />
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*partnering across organizations (SALALM, etc.)<br />
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*Bring some of RUSA’s ALA programs to the state conferences<br />
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*RUSA should work with ‘color’ organization’ within ALA to discuss issues on this collaboration project<br />
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*New Member Round Table would be another great place to find recruitment<br />
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== SPECIAL EVENTS: ==<br />
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'''SPECIFIC:'''<br />
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*Reception at Conferences<br />
**Develop and host a reception for new RUSA members at conferences. Encourage non-new professionals to attend. <br />
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*group session for new members that explains what the organization does, who its leaders are, and how they can become involved<br />
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== MEMBERSHIP COST ISSUES: ==<br />
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'''SPECIFIC:'''<br />
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*give students first year of membership free and 50% off regular membership while they are in school. [note: student membership is $25—RUSA could offer 50% off membership for 1st year after graduation?]<br />
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*Offer special rate for new RUSA members (50% off?) for one year (same idea as with ALA new member rate)<br />
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*see prices base on your level of income, instead of level of status<br />
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== ATTRITION/RECRUITMENT: ==<br />
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'''SPECIFIC:'''<br />
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*contact old members from the last couple years to find out why they dropped from RUSA?<br />
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*Current Members Recruit New Professionals<br />
**If each RUSA member would attempt to recruit one new professional to RUSA a year the membership would improve dramatically. <br />
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*Recruitment Contests<br />
**Develop recruitment contents to see which RUSA Member, or section, can recruit the most new members. Develop some awards to increase participation in program. <br />
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== OTHER: ==<br />
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*RUSA Member List<br />
**Create a list of RUSA members by employment location and include RUSA section membership. Include a link to this information on brochure and web sites to encourage RUSA members to meet up.</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Manong-f&diff=6927User:Manong-f2008-09-08T21:04:52Z<p>Jenny Levine: reverted from spam</p>
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<div>[[Image:Paradise.JPG]]<br />
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In 2003 just before entering Library School at UCLA, I participated in the Hawaii Paradise AIDSRide. We rode 380 miles on 4 islands and I raised over $5K for the cause.<br />
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'''Aloha &amp; Howdy,'''<br />
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My name is [http://flashpoint-design.net/ Florante Peter Ibanez] (aka Manong-F). So what's a manong anyways???? In the Ilocano dialect of the Philippines, where my parents immigrated from, the term manong is a title of respect for an elder. I'm 55 so I consider myself a &quot;mature&quot; emerging leader. I am a recent 2006 graduate of the Joint MA/MLIS Program in Asian American Studies &amp; Information Science at UCLA. I graduated a loooong time ago with my BA in Comparative Cultures from UC Irvine (1977). My lifetime goal to contribute in the establishment of a Filipino American Museum &amp; Research Library. I will be teaching an undergraduate class at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) on the Filipino American Experience in Fall 2007 and Spring 2008. I am currently the volunteer webmaster for the Filipino American Library in the Historic Filipinotown area of Los Angeles, CA.<br />
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http://www.FilipinoAmericanLibrary.org<br />
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I presently serve as the Manager of Library Computer Services for the William M. Rains Library of Loyola Law School where I have been working for the last 14 years (even while attending UCLA for the last 3 years). I earned my promotion last year as a result of my MLIS and MA degrees. I owe a great deal of thanks to the support of Rains Library staff and especially to Ruth Hill for her encouragment and advice.<br />
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I also serve on the board of the [http://www.apalaweb.org/ Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association] (APALA) and as the Diversity Chair for the [http://units.sla.org/chapter/csca/ So. Calif. Chapter of the Special Libaries Association] (SLA). <br />
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I'm married with children (and a dog), a member of the Kayumanggi Lions Club, former Hula Dancer, past AMWAY distributor, musician, community activist, and AIDSRider cyclist.</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=User:Bethany_Lafferty&diff=6836User:Bethany Lafferty2008-08-18T17:49:13Z<p>Jenny Levine: </p>
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<div>Bethany A. Lafferty is a Children’s Librarian at the West Las Vegas Branch of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. She has been working in libraries for going on three years; primarily in youth services. In August 2006 Bethany presented a workshop on children’s library programming at the Nevada Library Association Conference held at the Texas Station, North Las Vegas, NV. <br />
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Bethany moved to Las Vegas in September 2005 from Oak Park, IL, a suburb of Chicago. She is a 1999 graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a 2005 graduate of Dominican University (IL) with a Masters of Library and Information Science. Bethany lives in the northwest area of Las Vegas with her husband Brian and their two cats, Artemis and Avery. <br />
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[[http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/Project_K Project K Home]]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Emerging_Leaders&diff=6752Emerging Leaders2008-07-17T16:48:46Z<p>Jenny Levine: Main Page moved to Emerging Leaders</p>
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<div>==The Emerging Leaders Program==<br />
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'''Applications Now Being Accepted for 2009 '''&lt;br&gt;<br />
[[Application Information]]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br />
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===What Is the Emerging Leaders Program?===<br />
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Emerging Leaders began in 2007 as one of ALA Immediate Past President Leslie Burger’s six initiatives. The Emerging Leaders program enables newer librarians from across the country to participate in problem-solving workgroups; network with peers; gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts them on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; <br />
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Connie Paul, Executive Director, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative and Maureen Sullivan, organizational consultant (Annapolis, Maryland), are spearheading the project.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br />
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For more information, contact [mailto:bcalvin@ala.org Beatrice Calvin], Program Officer, ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment.<br />
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===How Are Emerging Leaders Chosen?===<br />
The selection committees seek diversity based on geography, gender, ethnicity and type of library. They pay particular attention to, and value candidates' statements as well as those of their references.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br />
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[[Application Information]]&lt;br&gt;<br />
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==[[2008 Emerging Leaders Program]]==<br />
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&lt;br&gt;* &lt;span style=&quot;color: maroon;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; '''The participants for the [[2008 Emerging Leaders Program]] have been selected!''' Click here for agenda and handouts to bring on January 11...<br />
&lt;br&gt;The group last met from 8:30 AM-5:00 PM on Friday, January 11, at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.<br />
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'''DRAFT Agenda (3/31/08)'''<br />
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== '''ALA Annual—Anaheim, CA''' == June 27, 8:30--5:00 PM Hilton Hotel, California Suite, Pavillion C<br />
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June 27, 2008<br />
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8:30 a.m. Coffee and Registration <br />
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9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction<br />
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9:15 a.m. Leadership, Principles and Practice: <br />
Collaboration, Managing Conflict and Ethics<br />
Maureen Sullivan<br />
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Leadership Development: A Personal Plan<br />
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12 noon Lunch <br />
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Project Teams Meet to Get Organized for their Poster Session <br />
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2:00 p.m. Transforming ALA==a dialog with Leslie Burger<br />
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Assessment of the Experience<br />
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Recognition<br />
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3:00 p.m. Poster session and Reception<br />
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5:00 p.m. Conclusion of the Reception<br />
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==Documents and Resources==<br />
===ALA===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Acronyms ALA Acronyms] Explained--<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/b/be/ALAGovernanceStructure.pdf ALA Governance Structure] (17KB PDF)<br />
* [[Volunteering for Committees]] (including division and roundtable committees)<br />
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===Leadership and Librarianship===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/9/9d/LeadershipInTheNationalArena.pdf Leadership in the National Arena] by Maureen Sullivan (1.1MB PDF)--<br />
* Rachel Singer Gordon's ''[http://www.lisjobs.com/nextgen/ The NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide]''<br />
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===Handouts from Seattle, WA 2007 Midwinter Meeting===<br />
*[http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2007/Cognotes-Sun-Jan21.pdf Emerging Leaders Program Debuts, Cognotes, 1/21/07, p. 17]<br />
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===[[Q &amp; A]]===<br />
A wiki page for ELs to submit [[Q &amp; A|questions and answers]] to one another about any aspect of their projects or the program in general.<br />
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===Tools for Projects===<br />
* Project Management Software - If you are looking for software to pull together timelines, tasks, and group chat features, a great resource is a free account from [http://www.basecamphq.com BaseCamp].<br />
* ALA's own ''Online Communities'' is a virtual workplace open to all ALA Members. You can request a community and set it up with chat, forums, announcements, and more. Visit http://communities.ala.org, and login with your ALA website login (usually your member number) and website password. Not sure what they are or want them changed? Call ALA Member and Customer Service at 1-800-545-2433, press 5 to get MACS, and then 4 to update your profile. To bypass the learning curve involved in setting up a new community, request administrator training from [mailto:lgruenberg@ala.org Louise Gruenberg], ALA's e-learning instructional designer.<br />
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* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/2007_Projects_Page Link to 2007 projects page]<br />
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==Additional Resources==<br />
* Keep up-to-date with the latest announcements about the program on the [http://blogs.ala.org/emergingleaders.php Emerging Leaders Blog]. You can also subscribe to the Blog's RSS feed, which is http://blogs.ala.org/emergingleaders.php?tempskin=_rss2.<br />
* [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/emerging_leaders.html Leslie Burger's Emerging Leaders page]<br />
* [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/documents/EmergingLeadersInvitation.pdf Original Letter of Invitation from ALA President Leslie Burger] (151KB PDF)<br />
* [http://www.cjrlc.org/ELNegotiationDocuments/Art_of_Negotiation.doc The Art of Negotiation by Maureen Sullivan]<br />
*[http://www.cjrlc.org/ELNegotiationDocuments/Collaborative_Negotiation_Guideline.doc Negotiation Guidelines by Maureen Sullivan]<br />
* For more information, email [mailto:emergingleaders@ala.org emergingleaders@ala.org] .<br />
* '''''Stay up to date with additions to this site''''' - subscribe to the [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;feed=rss RSS feed!] [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;feed=rss http://blogs.ala.org/syndicated-feed-icon.gif]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Talk:Emerging_Leaders&diff=6754Talk:Emerging Leaders2008-07-17T16:48:46Z<p>Jenny Levine: Talk:Main Page moved to Talk:Emerging Leaders</p>
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<div>Only a bunch of librarians could design a website that takes four clicks from the initial &quot;view a list of participants to get to the page that actually lists the participants.&lt;br /&gt;<br />
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I count three clicks, one of which is Mediawiki's way of doing internal navigation. How did you get four clicks?&lt;br /&gt;<br />
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A note from Connie: <br />
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Dear ELs,<br />
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I just got home from the airport and I am still elated at the great start the program got and the impact you have already made on ALA. I heard nothing but favorable comments about your attendance at committee meetings, programs, and social events. People I talked to were delighted to get to know you. Good for you!<br />
<br />
I have also been reviewing what's been posted on the wiki in the last couple of days. Keep it up!<br />
<br />
We could use this space for an FAQ about the program, and we could start with the questions you asked on Friday. Would anyone who posed (or remembers) a question, want to post it with the answer as you understood it? We can comment from there. I'll start:<br />
<br />
<br />
'''<br />
Question 1: What is the purpose of the projects?'''<br />
A: Projects are meant to give you experience working on a team, help you get to know some other ELs, an ALA staff member and a mentor, and introduce you to one aspect of ALA or the profession. The project might help with a particular issue. That would be a bonus. As you work on your project, be thinking about ways other than the poster session and the wiki that you can share what you learned (as a team or individually)with the library community.<br />
<br />
Question 2: Not from that day - Can someone post an electronic copy of the handouts? Particularly the Preparing a Project Plan document. I've written all over mine and would like to share a clean copy with co-workers. Thanks in advance. - [[user:ccbischoff|Cynthia Bischoff]], [[Project L]] - 1/31/07<br />
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Not sure the best location for this post, but I very much wanted to extend a huge (and belated) thank you to the Darien Library for hosting such a great gathering for the Emerging Leaders at MidWinter. It was an extremely generous thing to do and it was much appreciated.<br />
<br />
== Project KK Survey ==<br />
<br />
I just took the survey and I think you missed a very telling point - the gap between age and time an individual has been a librarian. There are many in the profession that are as old as I but few that are as new to the profession. So if the ALA demographic data is right I belong to a cohort of mature librarians with many, many years of experience, but if you arrange the data by date of degree I belong to a cohort of new librarians. The questions of the survey will not be able to differentiate this point. Too bad, and invisible group, eh?</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=6753Main Page2008-07-17T16:48:46Z<p>Jenny Levine: Main Page moved to Emerging Leaders</p>
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<div>==The Emerging Leaders Program==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Applications Now Being Accepted for 2009 '''&lt;br&gt;<br />
[[Application Information]]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
===What Is the Emerging Leaders Program?===<br />
<br />
Emerging Leaders began in 2007 as one of ALA Immediate Past President Leslie Burger’s six initiatives. The Emerging Leaders program enables newer librarians from across the country to participate in problem-solving workgroups; network with peers; gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts them on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; <br />
<br />
Connie Paul, Executive Director, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative and Maureen Sullivan, organizational consultant (Annapolis, Maryland), are spearheading the project.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
For more information, contact [mailto:bcalvin@ala.org Beatrice Calvin], Program Officer, ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment.<br />
<br />
===How Are Emerging Leaders Chosen?===<br />
The selection committees seek diversity based on geography, gender, ethnicity and type of library. They pay particular attention to, and value candidates' statements as well as those of their references.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
[[Application Information]]&lt;br&gt;<br />
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==[[2008 Emerging Leaders Program]]==<br />
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&lt;br&gt;* &lt;span style=&quot;color: maroon;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; '''The participants for the [[2008 Emerging Leaders Program]] have been selected!''' Click here for agenda and handouts to bring on January 11...<br />
&lt;br&gt;The group last met from 8:30 AM-5:00 PM on Friday, January 11, at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.<br />
&lt;hr&gt;<br />
'''DRAFT Agenda (3/31/08)'''<br />
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== '''ALA Annual—Anaheim, CA''' == June 27, 8:30--5:00 PM Hilton Hotel, California Suite, Pavillion C<br />
<br />
June 27, 2008<br />
<br />
8:30 a.m. Coffee and Registration <br />
<br />
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction<br />
<br />
9:15 a.m. Leadership, Principles and Practice: <br />
Collaboration, Managing Conflict and Ethics<br />
Maureen Sullivan<br />
<br />
Leadership Development: A Personal Plan<br />
<br />
12 noon Lunch <br />
<br />
Project Teams Meet to Get Organized for their Poster Session <br />
<br />
2:00 p.m. Transforming ALA==a dialog with Leslie Burger<br />
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Assessment of the Experience<br />
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Recognition<br />
<br />
3:00 p.m. Poster session and Reception<br />
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5:00 p.m. Conclusion of the Reception<br />
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==Documents and Resources==<br />
===ALA===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Acronyms ALA Acronyms] Explained--<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/b/be/ALAGovernanceStructure.pdf ALA Governance Structure] (17KB PDF)<br />
* [[Volunteering for Committees]] (including division and roundtable committees)<br />
<br />
===Leadership and Librarianship===<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/9/9d/LeadershipInTheNationalArena.pdf Leadership in the National Arena] by Maureen Sullivan (1.1MB PDF)--<br />
* Rachel Singer Gordon's ''[http://www.lisjobs.com/nextgen/ The NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide]''<br />
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===Handouts from Seattle, WA 2007 Midwinter Meeting===<br />
*[http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2007/Cognotes-Sun-Jan21.pdf Emerging Leaders Program Debuts, Cognotes, 1/21/07, p. 17]<br />
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===[[Q &amp; A]]===<br />
A wiki page for ELs to submit [[Q &amp; A|questions and answers]] to one another about any aspect of their projects or the program in general.<br />
<br />
===Tools for Projects===<br />
* Project Management Software - If you are looking for software to pull together timelines, tasks, and group chat features, a great resource is a free account from [http://www.basecamphq.com BaseCamp].<br />
* ALA's own ''Online Communities'' is a virtual workplace open to all ALA Members. You can request a community and set it up with chat, forums, announcements, and more. Visit http://communities.ala.org, and login with your ALA website login (usually your member number) and website password. Not sure what they are or want them changed? Call ALA Member and Customer Service at 1-800-545-2433, press 5 to get MACS, and then 4 to update your profile. To bypass the learning curve involved in setting up a new community, request administrator training from [mailto:lgruenberg@ala.org Louise Gruenberg], ALA's e-learning instructional designer.<br />
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* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/2007_Projects_Page Link to 2007 projects page]<br />
<br />
==Additional Resources==<br />
* Keep up-to-date with the latest announcements about the program on the [http://blogs.ala.org/emergingleaders.php Emerging Leaders Blog]. You can also subscribe to the Blog's RSS feed, which is http://blogs.ala.org/emergingleaders.php?tempskin=_rss2.<br />
* [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/emerging_leaders.html Leslie Burger's Emerging Leaders page]<br />
* [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/documents/EmergingLeadersInvitation.pdf Original Letter of Invitation from ALA President Leslie Burger] (151KB PDF)<br />
* [http://www.cjrlc.org/ELNegotiationDocuments/Art_of_Negotiation.doc The Art of Negotiation by Maureen Sullivan]<br />
*[http://www.cjrlc.org/ELNegotiationDocuments/Collaborative_Negotiation_Guideline.doc Negotiation Guidelines by Maureen Sullivan]<br />
* For more information, email [mailto:emergingleaders@ala.org emergingleaders@ala.org] .<br />
* '''''Stay up to date with additions to this site''''' - subscribe to the [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;feed=rss RSS feed!] [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;feed=rss http://blogs.ala.org/syndicated-feed-icon.gif]</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=Talk:Emerging_Leaders&diff=6750Talk:Emerging Leaders2008-07-17T16:48:26Z<p>Jenny Levine: Talk:Emerging Leaders moved to Talk:Main Page</p>
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<div>Only a bunch of librarians could design a website that takes four clicks from the initial &quot;view a list of participants to get to the page that actually lists the participants.&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
I count three clicks, one of which is Mediawiki's way of doing internal navigation. How did you get four clicks?&lt;br /&gt;<br />
- [[User:Jenny Levine|Jenny Levine]] 11:37, 1 May 2007 (CDT)<br />
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<br />
<br />
A note from Connie: <br />
<br />
Dear ELs,<br />
<br />
I just got home from the airport and I am still elated at the great start the program got and the impact you have already made on ALA. I heard nothing but favorable comments about your attendance at committee meetings, programs, and social events. People I talked to were delighted to get to know you. Good for you!<br />
<br />
I have also been reviewing what's been posted on the wiki in the last couple of days. Keep it up!<br />
<br />
We could use this space for an FAQ about the program, and we could start with the questions you asked on Friday. Would anyone who posed (or remembers) a question, want to post it with the answer as you understood it? We can comment from there. I'll start:<br />
<br />
<br />
'''<br />
Question 1: What is the purpose of the projects?'''<br />
A: Projects are meant to give you experience working on a team, help you get to know some other ELs, an ALA staff member and a mentor, and introduce you to one aspect of ALA or the profession. The project might help with a particular issue. That would be a bonus. As you work on your project, be thinking about ways other than the poster session and the wiki that you can share what you learned (as a team or individually)with the library community.<br />
<br />
Question 2: Not from that day - Can someone post an electronic copy of the handouts? Particularly the Preparing a Project Plan document. I've written all over mine and would like to share a clean copy with co-workers. Thanks in advance. - [[user:ccbischoff|Cynthia Bischoff]], [[Project L]] - 1/31/07<br />
<br />
---------------------<br />
<br />
Not sure the best location for this post, but I very much wanted to extend a huge (and belated) thank you to the Darien Library for hosting such a great gathering for the Emerging Leaders at MidWinter. It was an extremely generous thing to do and it was much appreciated.<br />
<br />
== Project KK Survey ==<br />
<br />
I just took the survey and I think you missed a very telling point - the gap between age and time an individual has been a librarian. There are many in the profession that are as old as I but few that are as new to the profession. So if the ALA demographic data is right I belong to a cohort of mature librarians with many, many years of experience, but if you arrange the data by date of degree I belong to a cohort of new librarians. The questions of the survey will not be able to differentiate this point. Too bad, and invisible group, eh?</div>Jenny Levinehttp://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php?title=2008_Emerging_Leaders_Program&diff=53372008 Emerging Leaders Program2008-02-11T14:53:10Z<p>Jenny Levine: moved PALINET info beneath EL program info</p>
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<div>==Basic Information==<br />
<br />
[[2008 Emerging Leaders Program Information]]<br />
<br />
===When and Where=== <br />
*Friday, January 11, 2008 in Philadelphia 8:30-5:00 Convention Center 113 A/B<br />
*Friday, June 27, 2008 in Anaheim 8:30-5:00 <br />
*Virtual workgroups between the two sessions.<br />
<br />
===What===<br />
Two workshop days with Maureen Sullivan and Connie Paul, participating in projects, networking with 119 of your peers, getting an inside look into ALA structure, and having an opportunity to serve your profession. Regular conference fees apply. There is no additional cost to attend the Friday programs.<br />
<br />
'''Session Handouts'''<br />
<br />
Please bring these with you.<br />
<br />
* The [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/f/f4/EL_08_Midwinter_agenda-1.doc agenda].<br />
<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/9/97/Leadership_handout.doc Leadership] document<br />
<br />
* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/a/a8/PROJECT_MANAGEMENT_handouts_EL_2008.doc Project Management] document&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
==Participants==<br />
<br />
===[[Participants by Name]]===<br />
<br />
===[[Participants by Project]]===<br />
<br />
Or view the complete list of [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/0/06/EL08_Participants_Employers.pdf Participants, their Place of Employment, and Sponsors (pdf)].&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
==Projects==<br />
<br />
[[Projects by Letter]] with brief descriptions. <br />
<br />
''Add a page for your group here (I put the year in to avoid confusion with other years):'' Feel free to add some biographical information about yourself so you can start getting to know one another and we can all get to know you!--Connie<br />
<br />
[[A (2008): PLA]] Best Practices from PLA's Institutional Scholarship program<br />
<br />
[[B (2008): PLA]]<br />
<br />
[[C (2008): AASL]] School Library Intellectual Freedom Guides<br />
<br />
[[D (2008): ALSC]] Design a New Member Marketing Campaign<br />
<br />
[[E (2008): IRRT]]<br />
<br />
[[F (2008): ALA Recruitment Assembly]]<br />
<br />
[[G (2008): LAMA]] <br />
<br />
[[H (2008): ALCTS]] Create an online New Leaders Orientation for ALCTS Committee members &amp; chairs<br />
<br />
[[I (2008): ALA/SAA/AAM]] Combined Committee on Archives, Libraries, and Museums (CALM)<br />
<br />
[[J (2008): IFRT]]<br />
<br />
[[K (2008): Mentoring]]<br />
<br />
[[L (2008): RUSA Chapter]]<br />
<br />
[[M (2008): RUSA Create recruitment videos ]]<br />
<br />
[[N (2008): RUSA]] Business Centers - Guide/Best Practice<br />
<br />
[[O (2008) : RUSA]] ILL Survey <br />
<br />
[[P (2008) : RUSA]] Design and populate a wiki for BRASS<br />
<br />
[[S (2008) : ALA-APA]] Help plan 5 year anniversary celebration (fundraising reception) at ALA in Anaheim<br />
<br />
[[T (2008): LAMA]] Building Awards<br />
<br />
[[U (2008): ACRL]]<br />
<br />
[[V (2008): ALA Workplace Wellness]] <br />
<br />
[[X (2008): ASCLA]] ALA Website Accessibility<br />
<br />
[[Y (2008): LIS Education and Practical Experience ]]<br />
<br />
[[Z (2008): ALA Planning and Implementing A Gathering of Readers, an online celebration of indigenous children's reading and culture ]]<br />
<br />
[[AA (2008): Oral History]]<br />
<br />
[[BB (2008): Digital Library of provocative, useful, and informative leadership readings]]<br />
<br />
[[DD (2008): Leadership Lessons]]<br />
<br />
==Midwinter Events==<br />
Friday, January 11, 2008&lt;br&gt; Registration, coffee and sign in at 8:30 AM<br />
9:00am - 5:00pm - Workshop for 2008 participants (See Agenda above) This is the main event for ELs in Philadelphia. Project groups may make arrangements to meet with ALA staff and/or mentors during other times at Midwinter.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br />
Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:45-ish&lt;br&gt;<br />
[[Independence Hall]] (Let's go sightseeing)&lt;br&gt;<br />
&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
Date and Time t.b.d.:&lt;br/&gt;<br />
[[Midwinter Happy Hour]] (emerge for a drink)&lt;br/&gt;<br />
[[Vegetarian Cheesesteak Lunch]] (a veggie twist on a Philly favorite)&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
[[Knitting Meetup]]<br />
<br />
==World Cafe==<br />
Philadelphia Convention Center&lt;br&gt;<br />
Saturday, January 12, 2008&lt;br&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;hr&gt;<br />
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'''The Palinet Leadership Network--a place to discuss leadership issues'''<br />
<br />
From Walt Crawford:<br />
Dear Emerging Leaders,<br />
<br />
I’m delighted to invite you to take part in the PALINET Leadership network, where you can read what other current and future leaders have to say about various<br />
aspects of library leadership and contribute your own thoughts.<br />
<br />
All you need to do is:<br />
1. Point your browser to http://pln.palinet.org<br />
2. Click on the “Log in/Create account” link in the upper right corner—or click on “Create account” lower down on the page for more instructions<br />
3. Fill out the account information (username, password, institution, email address, and your real name as it will be displayed with your comments).<br />
4. After you complete and Enter that page, you’ll receive mail at the specified email address with a confirmation link. Click on the link, and your account<br />
will be active. At this point, you can read everything in the PALINET Leadership Network (PLN), but not yet edit, comment or create new pages.<br />
5. If the account “looks good”—it’s a real name and verifiable email address, which is easiest if you use institutional email addresses—you’ll receive<br />
another piece of mail, typically the next weekday, sometimes sooner. That email will indicate that your account is now fully authorized, which means you can<br />
edit, comment and create new pages.<br />
<br />
You should find all the help you need in PLN itself. If not, feel free to send me questions at either of the addresses below.<br />
<br />
Sincerely,<br />
<br />
Walt Crawford<br />
<br />
Director and Managing Editor, PALINET Leadership Network<br />
<br />
Typically available 10:30-2 M-F Eastern Time<br />
<br />
crawford@palinet.org, waltcrawford@gmail.com<br />
<br />
PLN content: pln.content@gmail.com</div>Jenny Levine